| Family: |
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| Max. size: |
54.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,462.0 g |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 60 - 180 m |
| Distribution: |
East Pacific: Costa Rica, Colombia to extreme south of Chile. Records from Juan Fernández Is. are incidental (Ref. 89357). Records from Baja California, Mexico, Nicaragua and the Galapagos Islands are doubtful. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in schools (Ref. 5530). Known from a temperature range of 14-16 °C (Ref. 9098). Also caught with trammel nets (Ref. 9342). An appreciated food fish in Peru (Ref. 9342). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 May 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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