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Dinopercidae (Cavebasses)
Etymology: Centrarchops: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr James Paul Chapin (1889–1964) was an American ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 40 m (Ref. 3589). Tropical; 4°S - 14°S
Eastern Atlantic: known from the type which was taken at the mouth of the Congo river, Congo Dem. Rep. and several specimens reported from 9°20'S, 1°04'E and 8°25'S, 13°15'E (off Angola).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3589); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)
Found over sand and rock in coastal waters (Ref. 2683).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, C.L., 1990. Serranidae. p. 695-706. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3589)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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