| Centrolophidae (Medusafishes) |
| 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 500 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to the Kunene River, Angola. Reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121). Western Atlantic: occurrence in Venezuela is based on 4 samples taken from the coast, of which only one is larger than 20 cm TL (Ref. 13628). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-18. Dark grey-blue to brownish in color; juveniles with irregular horizontal stripes on flanks; fins darker than body; pelvic fins black; eye bluish (Ref. 4410). |
| Inhabits shelf and slope waters (Ref. 2683). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Of commercial value (Ref. 26999). |
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