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Polymixia nobilis
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Polymixiiformes (Beardfishes) > Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Etymology: Polymixia: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, myxos = mucus (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lowe.
Etymology: Polymixia: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, myxos = mucus (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lowe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 770 m (Ref. 7412), usually 360 - 540 m (Ref. 7412). Deep-water
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and St. Helena Islands. Western Atlantic: West Indies, Saba Bank, Leeward Islands, off northern coast of Cuba and west of the Bahamas. Reported to occur in the northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 26.0, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 48.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7412); max. reported age: 14 years (Ref. 88061)
Max length : 48.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7412); max. reported age: 14 years (Ref. 88061)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 37; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 29. Dark brownish grey in color, silvery below; black blotch on distal part of anterior dorsal rays (Ref. 6624). Snout blunt, rounded, adipose. Hyoid barbels present (Ref. 37108).
Found on semi-hard and soft bottoms on the continental shelf and slope. Marketed fresh and frozen.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Hureau, J.-C., 1990. Polymixiidae. p. 625. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7412)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.4 - 15.3, mean 11.4 (based on 187 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5029 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00911 - 0.01586), b=3.04 (2.96 - 3.12), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).