| Family: |
Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: east and west coasts of South Africa. Reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121). Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique (Ref. 5213). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Body yellow-brown with irregular darker blotching (Ref. 5320). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in deep outer shelf and upper slope waters (Ref. 5320). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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