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Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Etymology: Seriolella: Latin word diminutive with the meaning of a large earthenware pot (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Guichenot.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 0°S - 55°S, 89°W - 45°W
Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile. Southwest Atlantic (Ref. 6077): Brazil to Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27534); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cervigón, F. and W. Fischer, 1979. INFOPESCA. Catálogo de especies marinas de interes economico actual o potencial para América Latina. Parte 1. Atlántico centro y suroccidental. FAO/UNDP, SIC/79/1. 372 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 6077)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 13.5 - 21.8, mean 16.9 °C (based on 38 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00424 - 0.01421), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Tmax=10; K=0.19-0.35).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (87 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 60.6 [35.9, 103.4] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.17 [0.73, 1.80] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.8 [15.9, 19.7] % ; Omega3 = 0.354 [0.226, 0.553] g/100g ; Selenium = 27.1 [13.7, 51.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 30.3 [10.9, 79.3] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.859 [0.633, 1.176] mg/100g (wet weight);