Parechinidae () |
15 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 340 m |
South America: from northern Chile, to Tierra del Fuego up to 37°S and Port William, Falkland Islands in the east. |
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Fished along Chilean coasts since the 1960's and has been used as a food source since pre-Columbian times. It is found on rocky substrates from the intertidal to a depth of 340 m, and it feeds on Macrocystis sp. (Ref. 87801). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Known from the Peruvian Province to southern Strait of Magellan (Ref. 87801, 92995). C: Refs. 87801, 90098, 92479, 92519; O: Refs. 75336, 92519, 93016. |
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