| Family: |
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 500 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to the Kunene River, Angola. Reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121). Western Atlantic: occurrence in Venezuela is based on 4 samples taken from the coast, of which only one is larger than 20 cm TL (Ref. 13628). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-18. Dark grey-blue to brownish in color; juveniles with irregular horizontal stripes on flanks; fins darker than body; pelvic fins black; eye bluish (Ref. 4410). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shelf and slope waters (Ref. 2683). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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