Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 100 m (Ref. 26999). Subtropical; 52°N - 45°S, 98°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: English Channel to Angola, including the Mediterranean, Madeira, and the Azores. Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA and the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 19.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6544); common length : 38.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3397); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.8 kg (Ref. 4699)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 6. Pectoral fin very large and fan-like, with front 6 rays separated as small lobe (Ref. 26938).
Found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins (Ref. 6544). Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes. Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster, 1990. Dactylopteridae. p. 690-691. 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. 10782)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.3 - 27.8, mean 23.9 °C (based on 1072 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00782 - 0.01340), b=2.97 (2.89 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.8 [13.6, 95.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.647 [0.323, 1.546] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [17.9, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.361 [0.152, 1.044] g/100g; Selenium = 20.1 [9.0, 46.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 30.2 [9.0, 104.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.79 [0.52, 1.21] mg/100g (wet weight);
