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Common names: Gladde perdvis, Smooth horsefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the west coast to Pondoland in Transkei.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poss, S.G., 1986
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光吻前鳍鲉, Pferdefisch, Gladde perdvis, ... more

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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Congiopodidae (Racehorses or pigfishes)
Etymology: Congiopodus: Latin, conger = conger + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gronow.

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 10 - 300 m (Ref. 27121). Subtropical

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Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to Pondoland in Transkei, South Africa.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6626); common length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9602)

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Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 20 - 21; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 15; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 7 - 8. Light brown with irregular darker brown markings in young; adults darker brown (Ref. 6626).

Inhabits soft bottoms (Ref. 9602). Flesh edible, but not utilized commercially (Ref. 9602). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 6626.

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Poss, S.G., 1986. Congiopodidae. p. 480-481. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 January 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.9 - 18.8, mean 14.4 (based on 35 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5176 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.58 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Congiopodus torvus (Gronow, 1772)