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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Arnoglossus: Greek, aros, -oy = lamb + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These genera and species are named after ‘Thor’, the first Danish research vessel specifically equipped for oceanic scientific research (named after the Norse god of thunder). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 15 - 300 m (Ref. 5979). Subtropical; 43°N - 6°N, 26°W - 42°E
Eastern Atlantic: Ireland (Ref. 4704) to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde. Also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Comprimento na primeira maturidade / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm 8.8, range 12 - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4704); common length : 12.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3397); Idade máx. registada: 10 anos (Ref. 32766)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 81 - 91; Raios anais moles: 61 - 69. Second ray of dorsal fin very long, with a conspicuous dark, fringed broad membrane. First 3 or 4 dorsal fin rays generally blackish in adults but only the elongate second ray is dark in immature fishes.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found on the upper 100 m of the continental shelf. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 52678 but has been caught in depths inferior to 10m (Ref. 57407).
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial
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Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 13.7 - 18.6, mean 15.4 °C (based on 138 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00575 - 0.00872), b=3.07 (3.02 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.51-0.58; tm=2; tmax=10).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 140 [67, 304] mg/100g; Iron = 1.25 [0.57, 2.22] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.9, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.327 [0.141, 0.664] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [14.9, 58.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.5 [5.7, 51.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.931 [0.634, 1.335] mg/100g (wet weight);