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Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Emmelichthys: Greek, emmelyes, -es, -es = harmonious + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek,ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 86 - 500 m (Ref. 58489). Deep-water; 16°S - 43°S, 13°W - 167°W
Southastern Atlantic: Off western Cape coast in South Africa, Namibia and Tristan da Cunha. Indo-Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens is found in the eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 20.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 115123)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 13; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9 - 11; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 10. Reddish, darker (bluish grey) dorsally, silvery white below (Ref. 5325).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A schooling species (Ref. 9563). Reported from between depths of 86 m (Ref. 58489) and 500 m (Ref. 5325). Juveniles occur near the surface, often with schools of clupeids while adults are found near the bottom in deeper water (Ref. 3394). Adults feed mainly on larger zooplankton (Ref. 3394). An excellent food fish; marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 3394).
Asynchronous batch spawner with indeterminate fecundity (Ref. 115109). Spawns once every 3-5 days (Ref. 115109).
Heemstra, P.C., 1984. Emmelichthyidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3394)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 9.6 - 16.6, mean 13.1 °C (based on 101 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (tm=2.5; Tmax=8-21; batch Fecundity>1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low vulnerability (7 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 32.9 [18.5, 76.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.561 [0.226, 1.140] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [16.2, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.224 [0.116, 0.434] g/100g; Selenium = 24.2 [9.3, 55.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.23 [1.96, 42.53] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.444 [0.289, 0.684] mg/100g (wet weight);
