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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 / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 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).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); common length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397)
Occurs over rocky bottoms, less frequently on sandy bottoms (Ref. 12382). Feeds on small fish and invertebrates. Reproduction between February and August.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 7.2 - 13, mean 10.1 °C (based on 273 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (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);