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Scientific name: Callanthias ruber Nome comum: Castanheta amarela do alto; Papagaio Common name: Parrot seaperch Classification: CHORDATA > ACTINOPTERYGII > Perciformes > Callanthiidae Description: Slender body, short pelvic fins, caudal fin lobes much elongated and filamentous. Pink or red, with mostly yellow fins. Global Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.   View Map BIOLOGICAL FEATURES Size: Maximum length 60.0 cm (total length); common length 17.0 cm (TL). Age: Weight length rel.: FishBase: Bayesian estimated length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21). Seine Seamount (Christiansen et al. 2009): a=0.0517, b=2.25 Growth type: von Bertallanfy growth parameters: Reproduction: Oviparous. Probably protogynous. Maturity: Behavioural ecology: Population structure & migrations: ECOLOGICAL FEATURES Depth range: FishBase: 50-500 m. Habitat: Demersal. Found on rocks, muddy bottoms and submarine caves. Feeding habits: Trophic level: FishBase: 3.8 FISHERIES Commercial interest: Low commercial interest. Conservation status: Global: Not evaluated. Europe: Least concern. Nutritional information & food safety: REFERENCES Christiansen B., Martin B., Hirch S. (2009). The benthopelagic fish fauna on the summit on Seine Seamount, NE Atlantic: Composition, population structure and diets. Deep-Sea Research II, 56: 2705-2712. Froese R., Pauly D., editors (2011). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (06/2014). www.fishbase.org/summary/Callanthias-ruber.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 Nieto A., Ralph G.M., Comeros-Raynal M.T., Kemp J., García Criado M., Allen D.J., Dulvy N.K., Walls R.H.L., Russell B., Pollard D., García S., Craig M., Collette B.B., Pollom R., Biscoito M., Labbish Chao N., Abella A., Afonso P., Álvarez H., Carpenter K.E., Clò S., Cook R., Costa M.J., Delgado J., Dureuil M., Ellis J.R., Farrell E.D., Fernandes P., Florin A-B., Fordham S., Fowle, S., Gil de Sola L., Gil Herrera J., Goodpaster A., Harvey M., Heessen H., Herler J., Jung A., Karmovskaya E., Keskin C., Knudsen S.W., Kobyliansky S., Kovačić M., Lawson J.M., Lorance P., McCully Phillips S., Munroe T., Nedreaas K., Nielsen J., Papaconstantinou C., Polidoro B., Pollock C.M., Rijnsdorp A.D., Sayer C., Scott J., Serena F., Smith-Vaniz W.F., Soldo A., Stump E., Williams J.T. (2015). Europen Red List of Marine Fishes. IUCN and European Union, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 90 pp.