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Diretmus argenteus Johnson, 1864

Silver spinyfin
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pequeño, G., 1989
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Common names from other countries

Discfish, Spiny-fin, Rayon épineux, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Diretmidae (Spinyfins)
Etymology: Diretmus: Greek, di = two + Greek, eretmos = oar (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 9927), usually 500 - 700 m (Ref. 6744).   Deep-water; 65°N - 40°S

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Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and British Isles to South Africa including Canary Islands and Ascension Island (Ref. 6744). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Not recorded from the Mediterranean (Ref. 6744).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5951); common length : 9.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6536)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 25-29; Espinas anales 1; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 24; Vértebra: 27 - 29. Body black dorsally, silvery on sides (Ref. 6622). Branchiostegal rays: 7-8 (Ref. 36622). Body deep, heavy, sides straight. Large adults very dark brown (Ref. 37108).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Juveniles are found from near surface to about 250 m to more than 1,000 m (Ref. 6536). Largest adults may be benthopelagic (Ref. 9851). Adults are plankton-eaters like the other members of the family (Ref. 6744). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36622).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous (Ref. 36622).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Moore, Jon A. | Colaboradores

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 May 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Pesquerías: de interés potencial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.3 - 12.2, mean 8.1 (based on 510 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02630 (0.01238 - 0.05589), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.