Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 100 - 770 m (Ref. 7412), usually 360 - 540 m (Ref. 7412). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and St. Helena Islands. Western Atlantic: West Indies, Saba Bank, Leeward Islands, off northern coast of Cuba and west of the Bahamas. Reported to occur in the northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217).
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm 26.0, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 48.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5217); common length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 7412); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 14 έτη (Ref. 88061)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 5; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 34 - 37; Εδρικές άκανθες: 4; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 15 - 16; Σπόνδυλοι: 29. Dark brownish grey in color, silvery below; black blotch on distal part of anterior dorsal rays (Ref. 6624). Snout blunt, rounded, adipose. Hyoid barbels present (Ref. 37108).
Found on semi-hard and soft bottoms on the continental shelf and slope. Marketed fresh and frozen.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Hureau, J.-C., 1990. Polymixiidae. p. 625. 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. 7412)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.4 - 15.3, mean 11.4 °C (based on 187 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5029 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00911 - 0.01586), b=3.04 (2.96 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 5.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 27.7 [17.0, 62.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.479 [0.233, 0.908] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [15.8, 18.0] %; Omega3 = 0.322 [0.169, 0.635] g/100g; Selenium = 20.1 [8.9, 44.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [3.7, 73.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.337 [0.227, 0.497] mg/100g (wet weight);
