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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
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Common names from other countries

Labyrinth fish, Sériole argentée, 黑栉鲳, ... more

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. 1995. (Ref. 11228)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27121)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 40 - 500 m (Ref. 27121)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 2°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 2683), St. Helena, Vema Seamount, Tristan da Cunha and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Lord Howe Island), New Zealand (Ref. 5755) and Rapa Island. Southeast Pacific: Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Islands.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-29; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20. Dark green dorsally, silvery laterally and ventrally; juveniles mottled (Ref. 11228).

Found near islands (Ref. 27000). Feeds on planktonic salps, cephalopods and small fishes (Ref. 11228). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 11228.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.57 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (61 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Schedophilus velaini (Sauvage, 1879)