Atlantic rubyfish (Erythrocles monodi)

Scientific name: Erythrocles monodi Poll & Cadenat, 1954

Atlantic rubyfish (Erythrocles monodi)

The Atlantic rubyfish (Erythrocles monodi) is a marine fish of the family Emmelichthyidae.

Biology

Neritic species. Adults occur near the bottom, over sand and mud bottoms. Feeds on larger zooplankton. Marketed fresh or frozen; also used as fish meal and source of oil. Minimum depth reported taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Erythrocles monodi
Family
Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
90–300 m (295–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 90 - 300 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and Bahamas to Venezuela; also from some islands in the Caribbean like Saint Lucia. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola; reported from Mauritania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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