False boarfishThe false boarfish is a species of fish in the family Oreosomatidae.DescriptionThe false boarfish is dark grey in colour, with a maximum length of. It has 6–7 dorsal spines, 34–35 dorsal soft rays, 3–4 anal spines and 31–32 anal soft rays. It is diamond-shaped, with a protruding small mouth and large spiny rays present at the anterior edges of the fins.HabitatNeocyttus helgae is bathypelagic, living at depths of in the North Atlantic Ocean, being found off Madeira and Ireland and in the Cantabrian Sea.BehaviourThe false boarfish feeds off zooplankton and raises its dorsal spine as a territorial display. It feeds near to Paragorgia coral.