Author: Valenciennes, 1833
FBname: Madeira rockfish
Comments: Inhabits shallow coastal waters (Ref. 2683); rocky areas and favours habitats with generous brown algal growth, rocky depressions and ledges and small boulders (Ref. 95708).  Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 4570).  Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref. 57406).