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Violet warehou (Schedophilus velaini)
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Violet warehou (Schedophilus velaini) specimen
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Centrolophidae

Violet warehou

Schedophilus velaini

One Hundred Centimeters Centrolophid Fish of the South African Coast

  • Purple
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Large

Violet warehou is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 100 cm.

Maximum length
100 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 2683 ), St. Helena, Vema Seamount, Tristan da Cunha and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Lord Howe Island), New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ) and Rapa Island. Southeast Pacific: Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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