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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Caulolatilus: Greek, kaulos = stem, stalk + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
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Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 30 - 185 m (Ref. 9119). Tropical; 33°N -

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5592); common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9119); max. published weight: 680.00 g (Ref. 40637)

Inhabits rocky and sandy bottoms, near isolated reefs (Ref. 9119). Mature females are encountered in April and November in the Gulf of California, Mexico and in September in Colombia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 9119). Marketed fresh or frozen and considered of excellent quality for human consumption (Ref. 9119).

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Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78. (Ref. 8991)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.5 - 21.7, mean 15.8 °C (based on 66 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00404 - 0.01712), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Generation time: 11.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (k=0.09-0.17).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 96.5 [61.8, 183.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1.04 [0.67, 1.61] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [14.5, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.266 [0.165, 0.416] g/100g; Selenium = 60.6 [31.3, 113.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33 [13, 83] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.16 [0.83, 1.62] mg/100g (wet weight);

Caulolatilus affinis Gill, 1865