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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 / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 24 - 190 m. Subtropical; 21°S - 46°S, 68°W - 41°W
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Falkland Is.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.6 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 39376); common length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6077)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 62 - 69; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 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
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.6 - 25.5, mean 24.8 °C (based on 9 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
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.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (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);