Blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola)

Scientific name: Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758

Blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola)

The Blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola) is a marine fish of the family Stromateidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Bay of Biscay where rare and the Mediterranean southward to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-50; Anal soft rays: 33 - 38. Blue to brownish in color and darker spots dorsally, silver to whitish ventrally; juveniles with vertical bars on body and small black pelvic fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stromateus fiatola
Family
Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
10–70 m (33–230 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 70 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay where rare and the Mediterranean southward to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-3)

Sources

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

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