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  Rubyfish have a dark pink head, body and fins. They have silver on their sides and are paler on the underside. They can grow to a maximum length of 58 cm.
 
 
  There has been little research on Rubyfish. The data that have been collected shows that Rubyfish are slow-growing and long-lived with maximum age estimates of 45 years old. 
 
 
  Rubyfish live at depths from 50-800 m, but are most commonly found around 300 m. They feed on crustaceans, salps and myctophid fish.
  
             
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			| 1 Reported commercial catch is calculated for the 12 month period to 30/09/2026 | 
		 
		
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			| 2 Quota value and exports are calculated pro-rata to reported commercial catch for the 12 month period to 30/09/2026 | 
		 
	 
 
             
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