Pemarco blackfish (Schedophilus pemarco)

Scientific name: Schedophilus pemarco Poll, 1959

Pemarco blackfish (Schedophilus pemarco)

The Pemarco blackfish (Schedophilus pemarco) is a marine fish of the family Centrolophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Dark grey-blue to brownish in color; juveniles with irregular horizontal stripes on flanks; fins darker than body; pelvic fins black; eye bluish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Schedophilus pemarco
Family
Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
50–500 m (164–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 500 m, usually 100 - 500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to the Kunene River, Angola. Reported from Namibia. Western Atlantic: occurrence in Venezuela is based on 4 samples taken from the coast, of which only one is larger than 20 cm TL.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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