Issue
Family placement uncertain; see also the genus account: incertae sedis in Percoidei, Johnson, 1984.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 55 m (Ref. 104864). Tropical; 2°N - 54°S, 92°W - 70°W
Distribuzione
Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri
Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile and the Galapagos Islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 28023); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.7 kg (Ref. 53696)
Spine dorsali (totale): 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 10-11; Spine anali 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
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
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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).
Trophic level (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);