Barred seabass (Centrarchops chapini) fish species and information / pictures of Barred seabass - Centrarchops chapini

Barred seabass (Centrarchops chapini) fish species information

Scientific Name
Centrarchops chapini

Common Name
Barred seabass

Biology
Found over sand and rock in coastal waters (Ref. 2683).

Classification

Classified By
Fowler, 1923
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Cavebasses (Dinopercidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Atlantic
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: known from the type which was taken at the mouth of the Congo river, Congo Dem. Rep. and several specimens reported from 9?20'S, 1?04'E and 8?25'S, 13?15'E (off Angola).
Range
4°S - 14°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
20 m
Depth To - meters
40 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 40 m (Ref. 3589)
Trophic Level
3.46 s.e. 0.52 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
30.7 cm
Common Length
25.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.2500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated