Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal. Deep-water; 47°N - 19°N, 20°W - 23°E
Eastern Atlantic: southern Spain to Cape Blanc in Mauritania including western Mediterranean.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); common length : 10.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope, probably near the bottom. Feeds on pelagic crustaceans. Spawns from winter to spring in the Mediterranean (Ref. 4773).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Cohen, D.M., 1990. Argentinidae. p. 235-238. 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. 1. (Ref. 4458)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 7.6 - 13.8, mean 13 °C (based on 109 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00339 (0.00200 - 0.00575), b=3.21 (3.06 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 51.3 [27.6, 145.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.566 [0.190, 1.448] mg/100g; Protein = 14.7 [12.4, 16.8] %; Omega3 = 0.427 [0.172, 1.158] g/100g; Selenium = 15.8 [6.3, 37.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.7 [3.0, 66.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.531 [0.348, 0.826] mg/100g (wet weight);