Aplodactylus punctatus

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Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Aplodactylidae (Marblefishes)
Etymology: Aplodactylus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Tropical; 5°S - 37°S, 82°W - 70°W

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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 / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95867); max. published weight: 862.00 g (Ref. 53696)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 9; Vertebrae: 34 - 35

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

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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)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 12.8 - 23.7, mean 19.5 °C (based on 165 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00287 - 0.01263), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 192 [106, 381] mg/100g; Iron = 1.29 [0.76, 2.31] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.3, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.054, 0.202] g/100g; Selenium = 65.2 [30.9, 149.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.3 [3.0, 41.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.87 [1.28, 2.74] mg/100g (wet weight);