Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 50 - 700 m (Ref. 56504). Deep-water; 71°N - 24°N, 19°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: northern Norway to Western Sahara including southern Iceland, Faroe Islands, Shetlands and Mediterranean.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35388); common length : 20.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4458); rapporterad maxålder: 16 år (Ref. 35388)
Relatively common on the continental shelf and upper slope, probably schools near the bottom. Depth range from 50-500 m (Ref. 35388) and from 288-700 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on bottom-living polychaetes, mollusks and crustaceans, also on pelagic invertebrates and fishes. Spawns from winter to spring in the Mediterranean and from March to July off the British coasts. Its eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 4773). They become sexually mature at a length of 12-13cm. With a smell like cucumber (Ref. 35388).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Cohen, D.M., 1990. Argentinidae. p. 235-238. 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. 1. (Ref. 4458)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.4 - 13.3, mean 8 °C (based on 277 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00281 - 0.00468), b=3.18 (3.11 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 4.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tmax=7; K=0.27).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low vulnerability (7 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 33.5 [18.5, 90.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.482 [0.170, 1.228] mg/100g; Protein = 14.8 [12.5, 16.8] %; Omega3 = 0.403 [0.166, 1.092] g/100g; Selenium = 19.8 [8.1, 44.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.6 [2.5, 50.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.456 [0.300, 0.710] mg/100g (wet weight);
