Pinguipes brasilianus, Brazilian sandperch

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Pinguipes brasilianus Cuvier, 1829

Brazilian sandperch
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Pinguipes: Latin, pinguis = fat + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 60 - 150 m (Ref. 27569). Subtropical; 23°S -

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Golfo Nuevo, Argentina (Ref. 27569). Reported from the Mediterranean through introductions probably by ballast waters (Ref. 43448).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 15.2, range 14 - 20.5 cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27569); common length : 24.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. )

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 26-27; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 25

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Ho, Hsuan-Ching | Colaboradores

Rosa, I.L. and R.S. Rosa, 1997. Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Revta Bras. Zool. 14(4):845-865. (Ref. 27569)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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