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Schedophilus huttoni (Waite, 1910) New Zealand ruffe |
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FAO |
| Family: | Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 90 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Victoria and Tasmania) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile (Ref. 9068). Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Atlantic Ocean: northernmost record, 18°S. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Plain blackish grey to brown in color (Ref. 4410). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs at the edge of the continental shelf and near oceanic islands (Ref. 6942). Adults are demersal on the continental slope in 800 to 1,000 m; subadults and juveniles found in surface waters (Ref. 9563). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||