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Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean, 1896) Gulf hake |
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photo by
Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes |
| Family: | Phycidae (Phycid hakes) | |||
| Max. size: | 66 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,540.0 g; max. reported age: 14 years | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 27 - 684 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, northern coasts of South America to the Orinoco, perhaps to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Upper limb of first gill arch with 2 or 3 rakers; the barbel very short, or absent in many specimens. A diffuse dusky blotch present on the opercle. | |||
| Biology: | Found on mud bottoms. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||