| Family: |
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) |
| Max. size: |
65 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 6,000.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 1 - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 9002). Southeast Pacific: Chile, including the Juan Fernandez Islands. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-35; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 22-25 |
| Biology: |
Adults demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Juveniles known from surface waters, commonly with jelly fishes. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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