| Scientific name: Setarches guentheri |  |
| Nome comum: Requeme-de-natura |
| Common name: Channeled rockfish |
| Classification: CHORDATA > ACTINOPTERYGII > Scorpaeniformes > Setarchidae |
| Description: Cavernous head, weakly ossified. Top of the head scaleless. Body covered with very tiny scales. Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland. Greyish or pinkish. |
Global Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco, Madeira and Cape Verde to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil. Indo-West Pacific. Eastern Pacific: Chile.
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| BIOLOGICAL FEATURES |
| Size: Maximum length 25.0 cm (total length). |
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| Weight length rel.: Bayesian estimated length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00421 - 0.02988), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27). |
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| ECOLOGICAL FEATURES |
Depth range: FishBase: 150 - 780 m.
Canary Islands (Brito et al. 2002): 230 - 800 m. |
| Habitat: Benthopelagic. Found on soft bottom, at a bottom temperature range of about 5.5°-12.5°C and usually at a depth of about 400 m. Lives on or near the bottom but feeds in the water column. |
| Feeding habits: Feeds on crustaceans. |
| Trophic level: FishBase: 3.5 |
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| FISHERIES |
| Commercial interest: Not commercial. Detected in experimental fishing. |
| Conservation status: Not evaluated. |
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| REFERENCES |
Brito A., Pascual P.J., Falcón J.M., Sancho A., González G. (2002). Peces de las islas Canarias. Catálogo comentado e ilustrado. Francisco Lemos Editor, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 418 pp.
Froese, R., Pauly D., editors (2011) .FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (07/2014). www.fishbase.org/summary/Setarches-guentheri.html
Hureau J.-C., ed. (1984-1985). Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO. Accessed through: Marine Species Identification Portal. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://species-identification.org (2014).
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org |
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