Centrolophus niger, Rudderfish : fisheries, gamefish

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Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)

Rudderfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Etymology: Centrolophus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gmelin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 40 - 1050 m (Ref. 52180), usually 300 - 700 m (Ref. 52180). Deep-water; 68°N - 55°S, 180°W - 180°E

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North Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Grand Banks (Canada) to Massachusetts, USA (Ref. 7251). Also known from the Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Southeast Atlantic and Indian Ocean: South Africa and Australia (including New South Wales). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southern Ocean. Antitropical.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4542); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-41; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24. Dark brown to black, occasionally almost bluish; median and pelvic fins darker than body; young with 2-4 vertical bars (Ref. 4410). Snout is slightly longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

An oceanic, epipelagic or mesopelagic species (Ref. 6942). Juveniles occurring in surface waters (Ref. 4542) and associated with pelagic medusas and salps (Ref. 4410), adults found deeper (Ref. 4542). May form small schools. Appears to feed on whatever is available, small fish, squid, large pelagic crustaceans, and other plankton (Ref. 4542).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Haedrich, R.L., 1990. Centrolophidae. p. 1011-1013. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6942)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest; gamefish: yes
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