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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; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 800 m (Ref. 9563), usually 1 - 200 m (Ref. 75154). Temperate; 33°S - 60°S, 140°E - 57°W
Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 9002). Southeast Pacific: Chile, including the Juan Fernandez Islands. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363); common length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363); max. published weight: 6.0 kg (Ref. 27363); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 31614)
Adults demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Juveniles known from surface waters, commonly with jelly fishes.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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