Seriolella violacea, Palm ruff : fisheries

Seriolella violacea Guichenot, 1848

Palm ruff
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Etymology: Seriolella: Latin word diminutive with the meaning of a large earthenware pot (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Guichenot.

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Needs recent reference.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Subtropical; 1°N - 34°S, 92°W - 72°W

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Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068) and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 26352).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9174); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)

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Body moderately deep and compressed; dorsal fin with 7 to 8 weak spines and 25 to 28 soft rays (VII-VIII, 25-28), its origin above or slightly behind the insertion of the pectoral fins; pectoral fins falcate; anal fin with 18 to 20 rays; scales deciduous; body entirely dark blue gray; flanks and belly with silver highlights (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length estimated from other maximum lengths in Genus; replace with data asap (RF).

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Guichenot, A., 1848. Fauna Chilena. Pisces. p. 137-370. In C. Gay (ed.) Historia fisica y politica de Chile. Zoologica. Tomo segundo. Paris and Santiago. (Ref. 9174)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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