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Psettodidae (Psettodids)
Etymology: Psettodes: Greek, psetta = grouper + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (1799–1877) was a British explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bennett.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري; مياه مخلوطة القاع; نطاق العمق ? - 150 m (Ref. 27000). Tropical; 23°N - 14°S
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) to about 14°S.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5377); common length : 45.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 2716); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 15.0 kg (Ref. 5377)
Unlike other flatfish, this species has a broad body; width is half the length (Ref. 4883). This demersal fish is not always in close contact with the bottom, it can chase its prey by swimming (Ref. 5377). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., 1990. Psettodidae. p. 1024. 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. 6499)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 18.3 - 27.9, mean 25.7 °C (based on 112 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 4.1 ±0.70 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Assuming tm=3-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (89 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 87.8 [40.2, 167.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.811 [0.398, 1.498] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.144 [0.075, 0.276] g/100g; Selenium = 74.2 [35.8, 161.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.99 [2.59, 31.48] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.769 [0.517, 1.152] mg/100g (wet weight);