Acanthistius brasilianus, Argentine seabass : fisheries

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Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828)

Argentine seabass
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Acanthistius: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, istion = sail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 82 m (Ref. 127778). Subtropical; 13°S - 53°S, 67°W - 40°W

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Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 29.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7392)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental shelf in colder waters. Utilized to some degree for human consumption.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pereiro, S. and A. Vásquez, 1988. Peces marinos III. p. 65-94. In G.B. Cabal, B. Marcheti (eds.) Fauna Argentina: Peces. Centro Editor de América Latina S.A., Junin, Buenos Aires, Brazil, 102 p. (Ref. 7392)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 4.5 - 16.9, mean 8.1 °C (based on 170 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.71 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 41.5 [15.4, 85.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.644 [0.347, 1.238] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [14.6, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.38 [0.22, 0.65] g/100g; Selenium = 27.3 [14.4, 51.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.5 [7.1, 69.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.812 [0.565, 1.212] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.