Erilepis zonifer, Skilfish : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Erilepis zonifer (Lockington, 1880)

Skilfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Anoplopomatidae (Sablefishes)
Etymology: Erilepis: ery = veri + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 680 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water; 62°N - 36°N, 127°E - 121°W

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North Pacific: Japan and Bering Sea to Monterey Bay in California, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 12.3 cm
Max length : 183 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 91.0 kg (Ref. 2850)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Body stout. Head round on dorsal profile. Dorsal fin separated by a space less than eye diameter. anal fin without a distinct spine. Young fish with striking white blotches on body. Color changes to dark gray.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit deep rocky bottoms offshore (Ref. 6885). Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).

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Hart, J.L., 1973. Pacific fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 180:740 p. (Ref. 6885)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 0.8 - 7, mean 4.1 °C (based on 300 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.2500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.01089 - 0.03335), b=2.99 (2.83 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 14.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (85 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 11.3 [6.5, 26.1] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.376 [0.187, 0.758] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.3 [15.9, 18.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.466 [0.207, 1.313] g/100g ; Selenium = 25.7 [11.3, 64.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 9.71 [2.11, 43.35] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.244 [0.166, 0.375] mg/100g (wet weight);