Species guide
How to catch Pacific barrelfish
Hyperoglyphe japonica
saltwatergame fishCentrolophidae
The Pacific barrelfish is a deep-bodied saltwater fish often found in the Pacific Ocean. Juveniles drift with seaweed near the surface, while adults inhabit deep waters beyond 100 meters. It feeds primarily by filtering plankton.
Where they live
Juveniles stay near floating seaweed in shallow waters, adults live at depths from 150 to over 1500 meters in the Pacific Ocean.
Typical size
Up to about 90 cm
What they eat
- plankton
- small forage fish
Best baits
- small pieces of fish
- plankton-like bait
Best lures
- soft plastic plankton imitations
- small jigs
How to fish for them
- deep water jigging
- bottom fishing
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