Callanthias ruber
Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque, 1810)
Parrot seaperch
photo by De Sanctis, A.


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Family:  Callanthiidae (Splendid perches)
Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 500 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: English Channel (occasional) to Mauritania including Madeira, Azores, Canary Islands. Also throughout the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on rocks, muddy bottoms and submarine caves. Oviparous, probably protogynous (Ref. 5506).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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