Paralabrax humeralis (Valenciennes, 1828)
Peruvian rock seabass
photo by Wolfe, G.

Family:  Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Max. size:  54.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,462.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 60 - 180 m
Distribution:  East Pacific: Costa Rica, Colombia to extreme south of Chile. Records from Juan Fernández Is. are incidental (Ref. 89357). Records from Baja California, Mexico, Nicaragua and the Galapagos Islands are doubtful.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in schools (Ref. 5530). Known from a temperature range of 14-16 °C (Ref. 9098). Also caught with trammel nets (Ref. 9342). An appreciated food fish in Peru (Ref. 9342).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 May 2008 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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