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Zeidae (Dories)
Etymology: Zenopsis: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, opsis = appearance.
More on author: Lowe.
Issue
The spelling conchifera is considered as the correct one by some authors. To be verified.
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 50 - 600 m (Ref. 4968), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 36731). Deep-water; 58°N - 28°S
Northwestern Atlantic: Sable Island, Canada to northern North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251) to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363). Northeastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, stray in Mediterranean (Ref. 93173), to South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa to Somalia (Ref. 30573), but not Red Sea, to India. Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 5978) but not in the Pacific Ocean.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4253); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5217); peso máx. publicado: 3.2 kg (Ref. 7251)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 9 - 10; Raios dorsais (total) : 24 - 26; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 24 - 26. Body silvery, with a dusky mid lateral spot just posterior to and slightly above end of pectoral fin (Ref. 4253). Fin membranes of spinous dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins blackish (Ref. 27363).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Frequently encountered in coastal waters (Ref. 27000). Occurs near the bottom or in midwater, over muddy substrates (Ref. 5377). Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951). Found in small schools (Ref. 4968). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213) and squids (Ref. 5951). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 27363.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Karrer, C. and A. Post, 1990. Zeidae. p. 631-633. 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. 6953)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.1 - 20.1, mean 13.6 °C (based on 418 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.01064 - 0.01790), b=2.93 (2.85 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Assuming tm>4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 11.5 [6.2, 25.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.315 [0.130, 0.656] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [14.7, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.338 [0.158, 0.710] g/100g; Selenium = 21.5 [8.7, 51.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.5 [2.7, 90.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.265 [0.169, 0.420] mg/100g (wet weight);
