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Eponymy: Harold B Clemens was Senior Marine Biologist at the California Department of Fish & Game (ca: 1950s-c. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 91 - 110 m (Ref. 38398). Tropical; 3°N - 2°N
Southeast Pacific: Colombia, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and northern Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 33.6 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37888); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. ); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 72462)
Head and body slightly compressed; body depth contained 2.9 to 3.2 times or more in standard length; eyes moderately large, their length less than or equal to snout length; inter-orbital space wide, generally half the eye diameter; tip of maxilla not reaching posterior rim of the eye; third dorsal spine prolonged, its tip curved slightly forward; pectoral fin with 18 rays; small ctenoid scales; body uniformly reddish with small, irregular, brown or olive green spots on the dorsal region (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Poss, S.G., 1995. Scorpaenidae. Rascacios, chancharros. p. 1544-1564. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9341)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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