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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Eleginopsidae (Patagonian blennies)
Etymology: Eleginops: Greek, eleginos, -ou = a fish of the Nile + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred 8°C (Ref. 107945); 33°S - 55°S

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Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Valparaíso, Chile and Patagonian region of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Caudal fin emarginate. Body blue brown dorsally and silvery yellow ventrally. First and second dorsal fins grayish, caudal fin brownish, their distal parts yellowish. Anal fin pale brown (Ref. 27363).

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Corporacion de Fomento de la Produccion (Chile), 1980. Catálogo de recursos pesqueros Chile. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Gerencia de Desarollo, CORFO, Santiago, Chile. (Ref. 5964)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Eleginops maclovinus (Cuvier, 1830)