Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; non migrateur; profondeur 610 - 1370 m (Ref. 3587). Deep-water; 37°N - 35°S, 98°W - 6°W (Ref. 1371)
Central Atlantic: Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and northeastern coast of South America. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco, Canary Islands, Azores and Portugal (Ref. 3587).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1371)
Head bones and integument are relatively tough; eyes are of moderate size; chin barbels are long and prominent; adults over 30 cm have a pronounced hump-back appearance; caudal fin is absent; the first fin rays of the dorsal pectoral and pelvic fins are very elongated; body color is generally brownish; the fin membranes, mouth and gill chamber blackish (Ref. 1371). This species does not have light organs (Ref. 6187).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Captured together with the commercial red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 5.2 - 10.6, mean 6.7 °C (based on 116 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00141 - 0.00976), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
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