Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Body yellow-brown with irregular darker blotching (Ref. 5320).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Chlorophthalmidae

Genus: Chlorophthalmus

Species: Chlorophthalmus punctatus Gilchrist, 1904

Climate Zone

Location

• Southeast Atlantic: east and west coasts of South Africa. Reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121). Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique (Ref. 5213).

Biology

Occurs in deep outer shelf and upper slope waters (Ref. 5320).

Habitat

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless