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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
Etymology: Urophycis: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, phyke, pykis, -idos = the female of a fish that lives among algae (Greek = phykon), related with the gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 24 - 190 m. Subtropical; 21°S - 46°S, 68°W - 41°W
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Falkland Is.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 39376); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6077)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 62 - 69; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 43 - 46. Body elongated; head small; eyes small. First dorsal-fin ray elongated; pelvic fins extending beyond the origin of the anal fin. Mottled pattern on back and upper sides.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
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): 20.6 - 25.5, mean 24.8 °C (based on 9 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5044 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00359 - 0.00507), b=3.16 (3.11 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 15.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tm=2-3).
Prior r = 0.51, 95% CL = 0.33 - 0.76, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.1 [28.8, 136.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1 [1, 2] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.2, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.351 [0.185, 0.642] g/100g; Selenium = 30.9 [16.8, 61.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.5 [3.9, 37.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.66 [0.47, 0.94] mg/100g (wet weight);