Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 150 m (Ref. 27569). Subtropical; 23°S -
Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Golfo Nuevo, Argentina (Ref. 27569). Reported from the Mediterranean through introductions probably by ballast waters (Ref. 43448).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 15.2, range 14 - 20.5 cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27569); common length : 24.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rosa, I.L. and R.S. Rosa, 1997. Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Revta Bras. Zool. 14(4):845-865. (Ref. 27569)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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