Article Nº 0847 Fish Vol. I · p. 499
Castanheta ferreira (Glyphidodon luridus)
A small tropical damselfish reaching Madeiran waters, fished in summer along rocky shores by rod or sieve; also called castanheta preta.
A small fish of the family Pomacentridae, native to the tropics, whose range extends northwards as far as these seas. In summer it frequents the water’s edge along the rocky coasts, where amateurs go to catch it with a rod or take it with a scoop net (peneiro). It is also called castanheta preta.