Champsocephalus gunnari, Mackerel icefish : fisheries

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Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905

Mackerel icefish
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> Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lönnberg.

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

marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 700 m (Ref. 11892), usually 30 - 250 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 48°S - 66°S, 65°W - 77°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Southern Ocean: Islands of the Scotia Sea, including the northern part of Antarctic Peninsula; Kerguelen, Heard and Bouvet islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 26.2, range 21 - 32 cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5200); common length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2805); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.0 kg (Ref. 4883)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Vertebre: 59 - 62

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Feed mainly on krill and mysids. Spawn in autumn and winter (Ref. 50743). Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Hureau, J.-C., 1985. Channichthyidae. p. 261-277. In W. Fischer and J.C. Hureau (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48, 58 and 88). Rome. Vol. 2. (Ref. 2805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): -1.1 - 2.9, mean 1.5 °C (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00117 (0.00100 - 0.00138), b=3.47 (3.42 - 3.52), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.13-0.39; tmax=13; tm=4; Fec=3,094).
Prior r = 0.39, 95% CL = 0.24 - 0.64, Based on 2 stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.5 [11.1, 44.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.388 [0.165, 0.801] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [14.8, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.222 [0.107, 0.473] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [9.2, 64.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.8 [2.8, 70.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.409 [0.265, 0.626] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.