Taxonomic Remarks
Questionable synonym Arnoglossus blachei Stauch, 1965 is a valid species according to Fricke et al., 2023 (Ref. 128433). Pending correction in FishBase.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 20 - 350 m (Ref. 26999), usually 40 - 200 m (Ref. 36731). Subtropical; 58°N - 29°S, 19°W - 22°E
Eastern Atlantic: Scotland to Namibia (Ref. 27121), including the western Mediterranean.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2683); common length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3397)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 95 - 106; Raggi anali molli: 74 - 82. Eyes separated by a bony ridge, the lower eye a little in advance of the upper. In males, the second to sixth and in females, the second to fifth dorsal fin rays thickened and prolonged. Males with distinct black spot on posterior part of pelvic fins; in females, this spot present but greyish and often indistinct.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found on sand, mud, shell and corals (Ref. 27121). Caught with bottom and pelagic trawls (Ref. 2683).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Bothidae. p. 1027-1036. 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. 5979)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale
Strumenti
Rapporti speciali
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 9.8 - 19.2, mean 11.7 °C (based on 340 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00517 - 0.00807), b=3.08 (3.03 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.8 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 95.5 [46.4, 217.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1.01 [0.47, 1.79] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.0, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.327 [0.143, 0.642] g/100g; Selenium = 28.9 [15.2, 60.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20 [6, 62] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.785 [0.542, 1.118] mg/100g (wet weight);