Scientific Name
Chlorophthalmus punctatus

Common Name
Spotted greeneye

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 11-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Body yellow-brown with irregular darker blotching.

Classification

Classified By

Gilchrist, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Greeneyes (Chlorophthalmidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: east and west coasts of South Africa. Reported from Namibia and Mozambique.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal, usually 280 - 450 m

Trophic Level

3.51 s.e. 0.39 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

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated