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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastolobinae
Etymology: Trachyscorpia: Greek, trachys, -eia, y = rough + Greek, skorpis, idos = a kind of fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
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. Motomura et al. (2007:33) suggest that this subspecies is a distinct species and direct comparison of specimens must be done (Ref. 75873).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 2500 m (Ref. 4510). Deep-water; 58°N - 12°N, 18°W - 1°W
Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean (Ref. 32504).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118486)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs over muddy sand bottoms (Ref. 4570). Probably oviparous with eggs extruded in floating gelatinous masses. Feeds on deep-sea benthic crustaceans, cephalopods and fishes (Ref. 43448).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster, 1990. Scorpaenidae. p. 665-679. 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. 4510)
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): 7.6 - 10.9, mean 9.9 °C (based on 23 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00455 - 0.01594), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20 [8, 57] mg/100g; Iron = 0.441 [0.202, 0.994] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [15.1, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.632 [0.265, 1.765] g/100g; Selenium = 26.1 [10.6, 67.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.5 [3.9, 73.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.37 [0.20, 0.61] mg/100g (wet weight);
