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Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829

Mediterranean slimehead
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> Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 100 - 1408 m (Ref. 9942). Subtropical; 68°N - 78°S, 98°W - 167°W

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Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. Indian and Pacific oceans and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 16.5, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4784); rapporterad maxålder: 11 år (Ref. 26316)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 6 - 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

This species is reported to be pelagic in Maul, 1990 (Ref. 3583); however, Schneider, 1990 (Ref. 2683) indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999).

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Medarbetare

Maul, G.E., 1990. Trachichthyidae. p. 620-622. In J.C. Quéro, 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. 3583)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 4.5 - 15.9, mean 10.3 °C (based on 1342 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00830 - 0.01517), b=3.05 (2.96 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 11.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.11; tmax=11).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low vulnerability (7 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 36 [14, 170] mg/100g; Iron = 0.667 [0.323, 1.472] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [15.7, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.347 [0.140, 0.941] g/100g; Selenium = 51.9 [22.6, 114.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.4 [3.6, 73.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.714 [0.457, 1.152] mg/100g (wet weight);