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Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
Etymology: Urophycis: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, phyke, pykis, -idos = the female of a fish that lives among algae (Greek = phykon), related with the gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Robert Edward Earll (1853–1896) was an ichthyologist and an honorary museum curator at USNM. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 0 - 81 m (Ref. 57178). Subtropical; 38°N - 26°N, 82°W - 73°W (Ref. 56855)
Western Central Atlantic: southeast coast of the USA, from Cape Hatteras to the northeast coast of Florida.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 1371)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 0. First dorsal fin without an elongated filament; pelvic fin rarely extending beyond origin of anal fin. Generally dark, with mottling on the sides.
Found near shore, apparently prefers hard bottoms. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.1 - 25.5, mean 24.2 °C (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5044 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00288 - 0.01097), b=3.18 (3.02 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.2 [31.1, 158.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.57, 1.86] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.3, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.341 [0.174, 0.642] g/100g; Selenium = 24.1 [12.9, 51.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.3 [4.3, 45.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.668 [0.469, 0.959] mg/100g (wet weight);