Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)

Slender sunfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Tetraodontiformes \| Molidae
Synonyms	Ostracion laevis, Cephalus cocherani, Cephalus elongatus, ... more
Common names	Oblong sunfish, Dwarf sunfish, Slender mola, ... more

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Main reference

Tortonese, E. 1990. (Ref. 6952)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340)

Environment

Pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 1 - 140 m (Ref. 58302)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 71°N - 55°S, 180°W - 180°E

Cosmopolitan. Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Martinique, Venezuela (Ref. 51183), and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Scandinavia (Ref. 4711); Dakar, Senegambie, and Sierra Leone (Ref. 6952); South Africa. Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to Chile; rare north of Mexico (Ref. 2850).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20. Caudal fin present in postlarvae but resorbed during metamorphosis and replaced by a clavus (Ref. 4424). Body elongated, Mouth slit vertical (Ref. 35388).

Oceanic (Ref. 2850), epipelagic (Ref. 2340), and generally solitary (Ref. 9317). Feeds on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 4424).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Papasissi, Christine

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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