Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 127764). Temperate; 32°S - 57°S, 76°W - 53°W
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Valparaíso, Chile and Patagonian region of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 0.00 g
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Caudal fin emarginate. Body blue brown dorsally and silvery yellow ventrally. First and second dorsal fins grayish, caudal fin brownish, their distal parts yellowish. Anal fin pale brown (Ref. 27363).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Corporacion de Fomento de la Produccion (Chile), 1980. Catálogo de recursos pesqueros Chile. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Gerencia de Desarollo, CORFO, Santiago, Chile. (Ref. 5964)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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