Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m. Subtropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 5°S - 55°S, 81°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile. Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 17 - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); max. published weight: 183.00 g (Ref. 53696)
Over rocky and sandy bottoms. Maximum size assumed to be the same as for the family. Feeds on small crustaceans such as isopods and amphipods but also on polychaetes and algae.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chirichigno, N.F., 1974. Clave para identificar los peces marinos del Peru. Inf. Inst. Mar Perú (44):1-387. (Ref. 5530)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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