Seriolella caerulea Guichenot, 1848
White warehou
Seriolella caerulea
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
 Max. size:  65 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 6,000.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years
 Environment:  pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 800 m
 Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 9002). Southeast Pacific: Chile, including the Juan Fernandez Islands. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-35; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 22-25
 Biology:  Adults demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Juveniles known from surface waters, commonly with jelly fishes.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 24.03.95
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 20.02.17

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