St. Paul's fingerfin (Nemadactylus monodactylus)

Species facts

Scientific name

Nemadactylus monodactylus

Family

Cheilodactylidae (Morwongs)

Order

Perciformes (Perch-like fish)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

60.0

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic

Climate

Temperate

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: known only from St. Paul's and Amsterdam Islands. Also reported from Tristan da Cunta Island, Vima Mount in the west coast of South Africa and off Australia and New Zealand.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)