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Callorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865

Cape elephantfish
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Namibia country information

Common names: Josef, Josefvis, St. Joseph
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Okeyo, D.O., 2005
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Abundant off the coast. Caught with bottom trawls and commonly by shore anglers (Ref. 36731). Also Ref. 3180, 5578, 7403, 12484, 54854, 58304.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holocephali (helhuvudsfiskar) (chimaeras) > Chimaeriformes (Chimaeras) > Callorhinchidae (Plownose chimaeras)
Etymology: Callorhinchus: Tautonymous with Chimaera callorynchus Linnaeus 1758 (but unnecessarily emended from -rynchus to -rhinchus: callum (L.), hard skin; rhynchus (L.), snout, referring to peculiar hoe-shaped proboscis. (See ETYFish);  capensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Cape of Good Hope, type locality. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Duméril.

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 10 - 374 m (Ref. 5578), usually 10 - 200 m (Ref. 3180).   Subtropical; 17°S - 35°S, 11°E - 34°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to the Cape and Natal in South Africa (Ref. 5578, 58304).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 49.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 122 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3180); publicerad maxvikt: 5.3 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 1. An elephant fish with a hoe-like snout and arched caudal fin (Ref. 5578). Silvery or bronzy with brown markings on flanks and head; fin webs brown (Ref. 5578).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found from close inshore and shallow bays to the slope (Ref. 5578). Feeds on small fish and a wide variety of invertebrates (Ref. 27121). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Produces egg-cases that are spindle shaped, with broad horizontal flanges (Ref. 36731). This species is known to host on its gills monogenean parasites Callorhynchocotyle callorhynchi (Manter, 1955) (Hexabothriidae) and Callorhynchicola multitesticulatus Manter, 1955 (Chimaericolidae) on its gills (Ref. 124045, 124046). Sold commercially as 'silver trumpeter' (Ref. 3180) and considered a delicacy in southern Africa (Ref. 27121). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 7403.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Krefft, G., 1990. Callorynchidae. p. 117. In J.C. Quero, 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, Parisl. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7403)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 September 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 12484)




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10.3 - 21, mean 16.2 (based on 200 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00175 - 0.01086), b=3.12 (2.90 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (59 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.