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Callanthias ruber  (Rafinesque, 1810)

Parrot seaperch
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Callanthiidae (Splendid perches)
Etymology: Callanthias: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, anthias = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 500 m (Ref. 5506).   Subtropical, preferred ?; 51°N - 16°N, 32°W - 36°E

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Eastern Atlantic: English Channel (occasional) to Mauritania including Madeira, Azores, Canary Islands. Also throughout the Mediterranean.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5288); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on rocks, muddy bottoms and submarine caves. Oviparous, probably protogynous (Ref. 5506).

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Protogyny needs verification.

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Tortonese, E., 1986. Serranidae. p. 780-792. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. vol. 2. (Ref. 5506)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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