Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 200 m (Ref. 27363). Subtropical; 26°N - 41°S, 98°W - 34°W
Southwest Atlantic: Espírito Santo, Brazil (Ref. 57756) to eastern Argentina (Ref. 47377).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94910); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 34-36;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 33. Body without scales. Four lateral lines. Upper side of body greyish brown, silvery on side, yellowish on belly. Seven dark broad bands on upper part of body. Tip of each fin blackish. Dark blotches on fin membrane of dorsal and pectoral fins. Pelvic fin yellowish (Ref. 27363).
Feed on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 47377).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p. (Ref. 2806)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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