The dog's eye fish!
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O olho-de-cão é um pequeno peixe de escamas, que chama atenção por causa dos seus olhos enormes, que chegam a ser maiores que o comprimento do focinho, e sua cor vermelha bastante intensa. Tem hábitos noturnos – mas também pode ser capturado durante o dia – e apresenta padrão de distribuição espacial agregado. Vive em fundos rochosos, de areia, pedra, coral e dentro de baías, desde a costa, em profundidades que variam de 10 a mais de 200 m, com preferência para as águas mais profundas.A espécie é encontrada em todo Oceano Atlântico, ao longo da costa brasileira, mas ocorre com mais frequência nos estados de São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo e Bahia. Foi a primeira vez que avistamos um olho-de-cão no litoral catarinense. Pelo que pudemos perceber ele havia sido abatido por um peixe maior.
The dog's eye is a small fish of scales, which draws attention because of its huge eyes, which are bigger than the length of the snout, and its red color quite intense. It has nocturnal habits - but can also be captured during the day - and presents aggregated spatial distribution pattern. It lives in rocky, sand, rock, coral and inland bays, from the coast, at depths ranging from 10 to over 200 m, with preference for deeper waters. The species is found throughout the Atlantic Ocean, along the Brazilian coast, but occurs more frequently in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia. It was the first time we saw a dog eye on the coast of Santa Catarina. From what we could tell he had been struck down by a bigger fish.
The dog's eye is a small fish of scales, which draws attention because of its huge eyes, which are bigger than the length of the snout, and its red color quite intense. It has nocturnal habits - but can also be captured during the day - and presents aggregated spatial distribution pattern. It lives in rocky, sand, rock, coral and inland bays, from the coast, at depths ranging from 10 to over 200 m, with preference for deeper waters. The species is found throughout the Atlantic Ocean, along the Brazilian coast, but occurs more frequently in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia. It was the first time we saw a dog eye on the coast of Santa Catarina. From what we could tell he had been struck down by a bigger fish.
