Helicolenus lahillei Norman 1937

Body orange-red dorsally; side more or less spotted or mottled with vermillion color; lower part pinkish white; dorsal fin membranes with dark spots and blotches; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins reddish (Ref. 27363).

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5

Most abundan demersal species on the break and upper slope on the coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Feeds mostly on myctophid fishes, squids and anomuran crustaceans (Ref. 54164).

Viviparous (Ref. 34817).