Seriolella caerulea Guichenot, 1848
White warehou
photo by CSIRO

Family:  Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Max. size:  65 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 6,000.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 1 - 800 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 9002). Southeast Pacific: Chile, including the Juan Fernandez Islands. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-35; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 22-25
Biology:  Adults demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Juveniles known from surface waters, commonly with jelly fishes.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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