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Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: atlanticus: Named in reference to its distribution in the Caribbean..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 180 - 300 m (Ref. 123567). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea and Straits of Florida,
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 115012); peso massimo pubblicato: 181.40 g (Ref. 115012)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: lower jaw with only villiform teeth posterior to a canine tooth near symphysis; absence of basioccipital fossa; proximal-middle radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore with angular concavity on anterior surface; pectoral-fin rays 16 (rarely 15); first gill arch with gill rakers on lower arm 14-18; lateral-line scales 45-49; scales cycloid and very weakly ctenoid (Ref. 123567).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Yamanoue, Y., 2016. Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species. J. Fish Biol., 89(5):2375-2398. (Ref. 123567)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.1 - 26.9, mean 24.8 °C (based on 44 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00523 - 0.02196), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
