Chile country information

Common names: Congrio colorado
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in south-central zone off Chile (Ref. 56050). Popular food fish in northern Chile (Ref. 27363). Also Ref. 5530, 8984, 9068.
National Checklist:
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Abadèche rouge, Congribadejo colorado, Congrio colorado, ... more

Main reference

Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins. 1999. (Ref. 34024)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 150 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34024)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 23°C (Ref. 107945); 6°S - 54°S, 82°W - 70°W (Ref. 34024)

Distribution

Southeast Pacific: southern Peru to southern Chile.
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 136; Anal soft rays: 106

Common species inhabiting rocky bottom in deep shelf and upper slope waters (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.74 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (85 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot, 1848)