Zaprora silenus Jordan, 1896

Prowfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Zaproridae
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Common names	Bôzuginpo, 额鳚, запрора, ... more

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Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 88.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); common length : 42.9 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 56462); max. published weight: 7,000 g (Ref. 56462); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 56462)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 675 m (Ref. 50550), usually 0 - 500 m (Ref. 28981)

Climate / Range

Boreal; 0°C - 4°C (Ref. 56462); 66°N - 34°N

North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and western Kamchatka, Russia to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and San Miguel Island, California, USA.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 54 - 57; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 30. Caudal rounded.

Adults occur near bottom (Ref. 2850). Young to 7.2 cm are pelagic or bathypelagic, usually associated with jellyfish (Ref. 6885). Juveniles take shelter under the medusae and are often mistaken for medusafish Icichthys lockingtoni (Ref. 50276).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm= 5.1; K= 0.18)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Orlov, Alexei

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