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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the west coast to Natal.
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Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
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Hoplostète argenté, Reloj mediterráneo, Western Atlantic silver roughy, ... more

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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 Ecología

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 16.5, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4784); edad máxima reportada: 11 años (Ref. 26316)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 14; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108).

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 | Referencias | Coordinador : Moore, Jon A. | Colaboradores

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 (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.5 - 15.9, mean 10.3 (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).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.53 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (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).

Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829