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Gaidropsaridae (Rocklings)
Etymology: Gaidropsarus: Greek, ga, ge = the earth + Greek, ydro = water + Greek psaros = speckled, starling (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 150 - 530 m (Ref. 1371). Temperate; 63°N - 43°N, 12°W - 1°W
Northeast Atlantic: Bay of Biscay and northwards along the west coast of the British Isles to the Faeroe Islands.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1371)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. Eye relatively large, more than half the snout length. First dorsal spine followed by a few small fleshy filaments (Ref. 1371). One barbel on the lower jaw and two on the snout. Upper jaw with two (rarely 3-4) long pointed teeth in the front end (Ref. 35388).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Found on or near the bottom at depths of a few hundred meters. Feed on crustaceans (Ref. 35388).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.2 - 11.7, mean 10 °C (based on 32 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00250 - 0.00917), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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