Species guide
How to catch Slender scalyhead
Trematomus lepidorhinus
saltwaterNototheniidae
The slender scalyhead is a moderately sized saltwater fish found in cold ocean waters. It has a typical fusiform body shape and preys on various small marine animals. This species is not known as a game fish.
Where they live
Inhabits cold saltwater regions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, typically found between 200 and 800 meters deep.
Typical size
Up to about 31 cm
What they eat
- small cod icefishes
- Calanoides copepods
- Metridia copepods
- polychaete worms
- Oikopleura (larvaceans)
- Euphausia krill species
- Calanus copepods
Best baits
- small fish pieces
- shrimp
- krill baits
- worms
Best lures
- small jigs
- soft plastic bait imitators
- shrimp-imitating lures
How to fish for them
- bottom fishing
- jigging at depth
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