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Aulopidae (Aulopus)
Etymology: Aulopus: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 1000 m (Ref. 26999), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref. 4471). Subtropical; 46°N - 8°N, 98°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands south to Cape Verde and Senegal. Also recorded from the Mediterranean. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Ref. 3814).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4471); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999)
Found on continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 6687).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sulak, K.J., 1990. Aulopidae. p. 349-350. 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. 1. (Ref. 4471)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.3 - 23.1, mean 15.5 °C (based on 154 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00292 - 0.01034), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.61 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 vulnerability (41 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 79.3 [28.4, 190.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.08 [0.44, 2.12] mg/100g; Protein = 16.1 [13.2, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.232 [0.076, 0.537] g/100g; Selenium = 47.3 [19.2, 101.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.9 [4.5, 51.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.595 [0.383, 0.901] mg/100g (wet weight);