Issue
Family placement uncertain; see also the genus account: incertae sedis in Percoidei, Johnson, 1984.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; rango de profundidad 10 - 55 m (Ref. 104864). Tropical; 2°N - 54°S, 92°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile and the Galapagos Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 28023); peso máximo publicado: 1.7 kg (Ref. 53696)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Espinas anales: 3. Deep, compressed body, brown, somewhat lighter on the lower half; a dark streak along the lateral line. Large mouth, compressed head. Serrated preopercular margin. Lateral line complete. Small scales. Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 28023).
Found near drop-offs and among rock out-croppings over sand and rock, in depths greater than 10 meters. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 28023).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997. The fishes of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 863 p. (Ref. 28023)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.5 - 23.1, mean 20.1 °C (based on 24 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00579 - 0.02614), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 92.6 [48.5, 191.1] mg/100g; Iron = 1.16 [0.58, 2.10] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.1, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.255 [0.149, 0.447] g/100g; Selenium = 37.4 [19.4, 79.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.9 [15.7, 164.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1 [1, 1] mg/100g (wet weight);
