| Family: |
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) |
| Max. size: |
90 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Victoria and Tasmania) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile (Ref. 9068). Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Atlantic Ocean: northernmost record, 18°S. |
| Diagnosis: |
Plain blackish grey to brown in color (Ref. 4410). |
| Biology: |
Occurs at the edge of the continental shelf and near oceanic islands (Ref. 6942). Adults are demersal on the continental slope in 800 to 1,000 m; subadults and juveniles found in surface waters (Ref. 9563). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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