| Family: |
Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 479 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to the northern coast of Brazil, north of the Amazon. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9 |
| Biology: |
Feed on fishes and sometimes sepia (Ref. 47377). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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