Rosy Dory Care Guide

Cyttopsis rosea, the Rosy Dory, is a deepwater fish of the continental slope found in the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans.

Overview

Cyttopsis rosea, the Rosy Dory, is a bathypelagic deepwater fish of the order Zeiformes. FishBase records a rosy-pink and silvery coloration, a large protrusible mouth and a flexible pelvic-fin spine. This is a deep-slope species not kept in home aquaria; the entry below is a reference profile rather than a husbandry guide.

Taxonomy

• Family: Parazenidae (subfamily Cyttopsinae) per FishBase
• Genus: Cyttopsis
• Scientific name: Cyttopsis rosea
• Order: Zeiformes

Habitat

FishBase records a broad distribution across the Western and Eastern Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (off Japan, eastern Australia and New Zealand). It is a bathypelagic species of the continental slope, occurring at depths of 150-730 m and typically 330-690 m.

Diet

A carnivore. According to FishBase, it feeds on other fishes and on swimming decapod crustaceans, capturing prey with its large, highly protrusible mouth.

Behaviour

FishBase reports that the species forms schools. As a deep continental-slope fish it is encountered chiefly through deepwater surveys and fisheries rather than the aquarium trade.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List: Least Concern (assessed 2014).