Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 127 - 2307 m (Ref. 104125), usually 500 - 900 m (Ref. 57668). Deep-water; 44°N - 38°N, 1°W - 17°E
Mediterranean Sea: northwestern region.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 29.5, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 88.9 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 41039)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0. Posterior nostril immediately anterior to eye. Lateral line system on head with pit but no pores. Pyloric caeca 8 to 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Most abundant in waters deeper than 750 m and feeds mainly on benthic organismsm crustaceans and also on polychaetes. Caught singly but also in aggregations of more than 100 individuals (Ref. 1371). Parasites of the species include trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, acanthocephalans and copepods; attached in the intestines, gills and fins (Ref. 5951). Minimum depth (Ref. 58426).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Barros-García, D., R. Bañón, J.-C. Arronte and A. de Carlos, 2016. New data reinforcing the taxonomic status of Lepidion eques as synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Teleostei, Gadiformes). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 68(2016):6-10. (Ref. 109127)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 13 - 13.7, mean 13.2 °C (based on 31 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00288 (0.00180 - 0.00463), b=3.22 (3.08 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 28.6 [8.2, 76.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.331 [0.144, 0.951] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.207 [0.075, 0.535] g/100g; Selenium = 17.1 [5.7, 44.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 30 [4, 234] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.578 [0.318, 1.155] mg/100g (wet weight);