Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range					
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					marien demersaal; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243);  diepte 5 - 50 m (Ref. 6302). Temperate; 64°N -   26°N, 24°W -   42°E				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Eastern Atlantic:  68°N to Morocco.  Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Also known throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
				
				 
			
			
				
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					Maturiteit: Lm 37.0, range 33 -  41 cm
 Max length : 75.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 35388); common length : 30.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3397); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 8.0 kg (Ref. 35388); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 6 Jaren (Ref. 38118)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					Thinner and more slender body.  Skin with small, smooth scales, without bony tubercle.  Able to change color of the eyed side, matching the bottom they rest on.  Color is often olive green, with dark and light spots (Ref. 35388).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Lives on sandy or mixed bottoms; feeds on bottom-living fishes and larger crustaceans.  Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).			
			 
			
			
			
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
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				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 8.4 - 19.5, mean 11.2 °C (based on 472 cells).
				
				
					
					Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5645   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00893 - 0.01346), b=3.01 (2.95 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trofisch niveau  (Ref. 
69278):  4.4   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.					
						 Generation time: 4.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
 growth studies.					
						Weerstandsvermogen  (Ref. 
120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (tm=3-5; tmax=6).					
						 Prior r = 0.47, 95% CL = 0.31 - 0.70, Based on 5 full stock assessments.					
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 
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					Climate Vulnerability  (Ref. 
125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 37.7 [14.9, 70.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.174 [0.061, 0.770] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [17.8, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.262 [0.140, 0.491] g/100g; Selenium = 14 [6, 33] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.74 [1.87, 40.75] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.145 [0.082, 0.500] mg/100g (wet weight); based on 
nutrient studies.