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Scophthalmidae (Turbots)
Etymology: Zeugopterus: Greek, zygon = yoke + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.
Eponymy: Carl Ulrik Ekström (1781–1859) was a Swedish priest and naturalist who studied medicine at Uppsala (1804) but was later ordained (1807). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bonnaterre.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 180 m. Subtropical; 60°N - 20°N, 18°W - 17°E
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Morocco; also in the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea (Ref. 12382).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3397); common length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3397)
Occurs over rocky bottoms, less frequently on sandy bottoms (Ref. 12382). Feeds on small fish and invertebrates. Reproduction between February and August.
Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 7.2 - 13, mean 10.1 °C (based on 273 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6270 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00559 - 0.02837), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 115 [54, 312] mg/100g; Iron = 0.932 [0.399, 2.038] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [17.5, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.274 [0.139, 0.553] g/100g; Selenium = 24.7 [10.6, 56.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.5 [3.3, 52.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.745 [0.460, 1.182] mg/100g (wet weight);