Galapagos Species Database
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Pristigenys serrula
catalufa semáforo, ojotón, Popeye catalufa
Size: Maximum length of 33 cm, Juvenile - Vary from bright red to silvery red and orange; rear dorsal, tail and anal fins often bordered in black. Compressed, saucer-shaped body. Adult - Solid red body and fins.
Habitat: Nocturnal, in and about reefs and rocky substrata. Although ranging between depths of 3 and 100 m, they are usually found between 9 and 60 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Suborder
Percoidei
Family
Priacanthidae
Genus
Pristigenys
Species
serrula
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Priacanthus serrula Gilbert, 1891, Pseudopriacanthus lucasanus Clark, 1936, Pseudopriacanthus serrula (Gilbert, 1891), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from California to Chile, also Revillagigedos and Galapagos, Oregon to Chile. Galápagos, Cocos and Revillagigedos.
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- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 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.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- 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, Pristigenys serrula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7781. Accessed 9 August 2025.