Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale. Tropical; 5°S - 37°S, 82°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: reported from the warm temperate waters of the west coast of South America; from Callao, Peru (12° 02'S) to Talcahuano, Chile (36°41'S).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.7 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 95867); peso massimo pubblicato: 862.00 g (Ref. 53696)
Spine dorsali (totale): 16 - 17; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 18-21; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 6 - 9; Vertebre: 34 - 35
This species is most abundant littoral species on the coast of central Chile, found in close association with the brown kelp Lessonia trabeculata. Juveniles found in tidepools to a maximum size of 15.7 cm TL and an estimated 3 years of age, adults occur subtidally. It is mainly herbivorous, feeding almost exclusively on brown, red and green algae, with a strong preference for green and red algae (digestion by acid hydrolysis). Its meat reported as an excellent pan-fish, with rich, white, sweet, and flaky meat (Ref. 86913).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Russell, B.C., 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). J. Nat. Hist. 34(1):2157-2171. (Ref. 86913)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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