Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 1000 m (Ref. 56504), usually 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 117150). Subtropical; 59°N - 30°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 56844)
Eastern Atlantic: Irish Atlantic slope south and including the Mediterranean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41333)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs on the upper slope (Ref. 6144). Depth range from 388-754 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cohen, D.M., 1990. Gadidae. p. 526-531. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6144)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 13.3, mean 11.2 °C (based on 90 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6562 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00126 - 0.00399), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.8 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 39 [18, 92] mg/100g; Iron = 0.822 [0.419, 1.828] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [16.1, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.237 [0.121, 0.441] g/100g; Selenium = 55.8 [25.2, 118.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.5 [3.1, 50.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.459 [0.276, 0.744] mg/100g (wet weight);
