Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 5°S - 37°S, 82°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: reported from the warm temperate waters of the west coast of South America; from Callao, Peru (12° 02'S) to Talcahuano, Chile (36°41'S).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95867); max. published weight: 862.00 g (Ref. 53696)
This species is most abundant littoral species on the coast of central Chile, found in close association with the brown kelp Lessonia trabeculata. Juveniles found in tidepools to a maximum size of 15.7 cm TL and an estimated 3 years of age, adults occur subtidally. It is mainly herbivorous, feeding almost exclusively on brown, red and green algae, with a strong preference for green and red algae (digestion by acid hydrolysis). Its meat reported as an excellent pan-fish, with rich, white, sweet, and flaky meat (Ref. 86913).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Russell, B.C., 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). J. Nat. Hist. 34(1):2157-2171. (Ref. 86913)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.8 - 23.7, mean 19.5 °C (based on 165 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00284 - 0.01280), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 192 [106, 381] mg/100g; Iron = 1.29 [0.76, 2.31] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.3, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.054, 0.202] g/100g; Selenium = 65.2 [30.9, 149.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.3 [3.0, 41.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.87 [1.28, 2.74] mg/100g (wet weight);
