Issue
Fully sympatric with Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914), but not the sister species (Burridge et al. 2006).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal, usually 0 - 5 m (Ref. 89357). Subtropical; 25°S - 35°S, 83°W - 76°W (Ref. 89357)
Southeast Pacific: Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.8 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 46892)
Found perched with pectoral fins on rocks at different angles where they eat mostly small invertebrates (Ref. 89357).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Dyer, B.S. and M.W. Westneat, 2010. Taxonomy and biogeography of the coastal fishes of Juan Fernández Archipelago and Desventuradas Islands, Chile. Rev. Biol. Mar. Oceanogr. 45(S1):589-617. (Ref. 89357)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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