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Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile and Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
It is found on rocky substrates or under large stones from the intertidal areas to a depth of 100 m. They feed on yellowish encrusting demosponges (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Spawning is observed during southern summer and autumn. Egg mass is extremely long, up to 1 meter, white ribbon forming a spiral with up to 20 cm and up to an estimated 1 million eggs.