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Scombrops oculatus  (Poey, 1860)

Atlantic scombrops
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Scombropidae (Gnomefishes)
Etymology: Scombrops: Greek, skombros = mackerel + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 610 m (Ref. 7251), usually 200 - 610 m.   Deep-water, preferred ?; 26°N -

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Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida in USA, especially along western Bahamas, but ranges widely in tropical western Atlantic. Possibly nearly worldwide in tropical region.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 104 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 9.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commonly caught by anglers at depths between 200-610 m.

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Gamefish: yes
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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (64 of 100) .