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Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Cepolinae
Etymology: Cepola: Latin, cepulla = onion.
More on author: Linnaeus.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 15 - 400 m. Subtropical; 61°N - 10°N, 18°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to north of Senegal, including the Mediterranean.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 24.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27156); common length : 40.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 26999)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 67 - 70; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 60. Body ribbon-like, gradually tapering to a pointed tail. Large, oblique mouth. Teeth widely spaced on both jaws. First two rays of dorsal fin unsegmented. Caudal fin with median rays longer and free at their tip. Dorsal and anal fins more or less joined to the caudal fin.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on sand and mud bottom (Ref. 26999). Lives in vertical burrows but may be found swimming in midwater. Occurs singly or in groups. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans and chaetognaths (Ref. 5984).
Eggs are pelagic.
Quéro, J.-C., 1990. Cepolidae. p. 853-854. 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. 5985)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 9.8 - 16.5, mean 11.9 °C (based on 326 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00344 - 0.00608), b=2.38 (2.30 - 2.46), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.23 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (K=0.21; tmax=8).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100).
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Klimaanfälligkeit (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 57.7 [33.8, 110.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.981 [0.583, 1.722] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.3, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.218 [0.131, 0.362] g/100g; Selenium = 47.5 [24.0, 95.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.1 [3.9, 40.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.669 [0.462, 0.963] mg/100g (wet weight);