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Etymology: Trachyscorpia: Greek, trachys, -eia, y = rough + Greek, skorpis, idos = a kind of fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Issue
In almost all references, Trachyscorpia cristulata is mentioned by its subspecies (see ECoF), that we tentatively recognized here at species rank, T.c. cristulata (West Atlantic) and T.c. echinata (East Atlantic) until further work clarify the situation. So, one has to exercise caution with respect to the information that are attached to Trachyscorpia cristulata as a species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 130 - 1389 m (Ref. 7251). Subtropical; 60°N - 23°N, 98°W - 1°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75873)
Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 9.4 - 14.6, mean 10.4 °C (based on 65 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00407 - 0.02046), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 57.3 [19.4, 152.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.46, 2.22] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [16.2, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.651 [0.284, 1.689] g/100g; Selenium = 48.4 [21.4, 128.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.9 [7.2, 70.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.671 [0.376, 1.057] mg/100g (wet weight);
