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Etymology: Genypterus: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Greek, pteron, = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Issue
This species is synonym of Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801) according to Nielsen et al. (1999: Ref. 34024). The species page will be removed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 60 - 200 m (Ref. 9358). Subtropical; 21°S - 40°S, 62°W - 40°W
Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 9358) to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363). Appears to be an unpatterned form of blacodes; status of this species unclear (Ref. 34024).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 27363)
Found on soft mud bottom. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 1978. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. II. Teleostei (1). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brasil. 110 p. (Ref. 9358)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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