Helicolenus dactylopterus

Helicolenus dactylopterus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Helicolenus
Species:	H. dactylopterus
Binomial name
	Helicolenus dactylopterus; (Delaroche, 1809)
Synonyms
	Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809; Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809); Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829; Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829); Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829; Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829); Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896; Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937;

Helicolenus dactylopterus, blackbelly rosefish, bluemouth rockfish, and bluemouth seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae which is classified within the family Scorpaenidae. This Atlantic species is a typical sit-and-wait predator with a highly cryptic coloration.

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