Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Seriolella violacea
cojinoba palmera, Palm ruff
Size> Reaches lengths not greater than 1 meter.
Habitat: Uncommon in the Archipelago, perhaps restricted to the southern areas of cooler waters.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Family
Centrolophidae
Genus
Seriolella
Species
violacea
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Distribution: Restricted to the southeastern Pacific, from central Chile to central Peru, and Galapagos.
- 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.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- 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, Seriolella violacea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14063. Accessed 31 October 2026.