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Seriolella porosa  Guichenot, 1848

Choicy ruff
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Etymology: Seriolella: Latin word diminutive with the meaning of a large earthenware pot (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Guichenot.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic.   Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 0°S - 55°S, 89°W - 45°W

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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)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-40; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 27; Vertebrae: 25. Body dark blue above, tips of fins black, a black blotch above pectoral fin base. Several to about 10 blotches sometimes on midbody (Ref. 27363).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: minor commercial
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