Niphon spinosus, Ara : fisheries

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Niphon spinosus Cuvier, 1828

Ara
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Niphonidae (Ara groupers)
Etymology: Niphon: Greek, niphoo = to snow (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 100 - 200 m (Ref. 36799). Tropical; 45°N - 4°N

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Western Pacific: Japan to the Philippines.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2272); max. published weight: 11.0 kg (Ref. 40637)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky reefs (Ref. 41299); also found near shore on rocky bottom (Ref. 11230). Neither opercular spine nor anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Minimum depth from Ref. 41299.

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Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition I. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp v-866. (Ref. 41299)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 57406)





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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 9.2 - 21.2, mean 18.4 °C (based on 79 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 19.5 [12.1, 33.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.445 [0.239, 0.737] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.8, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.149 [0.098, 0.232] g/100g; Selenium = 49.3 [28.0, 90.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 111 [40, 367] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.72 [0.50, 1.00] mg/100g (wet weight);