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Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: Hemilutjanus: Greek, hemi = the half + see under Lutjanus.
Issue
Family placement follows Ref. 127334.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 10 - 55 m (Ref. 104864). Tropical; 2°N - 54°S, 92°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile and the Galapagos Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28023); max. published weight: 1.7 kg (Ref. 53696)
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3. Deep, compressed body, brown, somewhat lighter on the lower half; a dark streak along the lateral line. Large mouth, compressed head. Serrated preopercular margin. Lateral line complete. Small scales. Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 28023).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found near drop-offs and among rock out-croppings over sand and rock, in depths greater than 10 meters. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 28023).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997. The fishes of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 863 p. (Ref. 28023)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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