Percophis brasiliensis, Brazilian flathead : fisheries

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Percophis brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Brazilian flathead
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Percophidae (Duckbills)
Etymology: Percophis: Greek, perke = perch + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).  More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

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

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 21°S - 49°S, 68°W - 41°W

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Southwest Atlantic: off southern Brazil to central Argentina.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3157); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077); max. reported age: 19 years (Ref. 97211)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-33; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 40 - 42

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Thompson, Bruce | Collaborators

Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986. Important fishes trawled off Patagonia. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo. 369 p. (Ref. 27363)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.6 - 21.3, mean 10.4 °C (based on 240 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00153 - 0.00904), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.