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Ecologia
marino batipelagico; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 610 - 1370 m (Ref. 3587). Deep-water; 37°N - 35°S, 98°W - 6°W (Ref. 1371)
Central Atlantic: Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and northeastern coast of South America. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco, Canary Islands, Azores and Portugal (Ref. 3587).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1371)
Head bones and integument are relatively tough; eyes are of moderate size; chin barbels are long and prominent; adults over 30 cm have a pronounced hump-back appearance; caudal fin is absent; the first fin rays of the dorsal pectoral and pelvic fins are very elongated; body color is generally brownish; the fin membranes, mouth and gill chamber blackish (Ref. 1371). This species does not have light organs (Ref. 6187).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Captured together with the commercial red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 5.2 - 10.6, mean 6.7 °C (based on 116 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00143 - 0.00967), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
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