Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nematistius pectoralis
papagallo, Roosterfish
Size> Lengths of at least 122 cm, and 45 kg; most are less than 90 cm.
Habitat in Galapagos: A rare pelagic species; occasionally found in shallow waters near reefs and particularly along sandy beaches. Young fish may occur in tide pools.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Nematistiidae
Genus
Nematistius
Species
pectoralis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Nematistius pectoralis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13501. Accessed 20 July 2025.