| Family: |
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) |
| Max. size: |
100 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 40 - 500 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 2683), St. Helena, Vema Seamount, Tristan da Cunha and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Lord Howe Island), New Zealand (Ref. 5755) and Rapa Island. Southeast Pacific: Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-29; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 18-20. Dark green dorsally, silvery laterally and ventrally; juveniles mottled (Ref. 11228). |
| Biology: |
Found near islands (Ref. 27000). Feeds on planktonic salps, cephalopods and small fishes (Ref. 11228). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 11228. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 May 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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