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Melanogrammus aeglefinus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Haddock
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Classification / Names

Actinopterigi (pesci con pinne raggiate) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

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Size / Peso / Age

Max length : 112 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5951); common length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4645); Peso massimo pubblicato: 16.8 kg (Ref. 9988); Età massima riportata: 20 anni (Ref. 4645)

Length at first maturity
Lm 34.9  range ? - ? cm

Ambiente

; marino demersale; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 450 m, usually 10 - 200 m (Ref. 35388)

Clima / Range

Temperate, preferred 6°C (Ref. 107945); 79°N - 35°N, 76°W - 52°E

Distribuzione

Northeast Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Spitzbergen; in the Barents Sea to Novaya Zemlya; around Iceland; rare at the southern Greenland. Northwest Atlantic: Cape May, New Jersey to the Strait of Belle Isle.
Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Short description

Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Spine anali 0. Mouth relatively small; lower jaw shorter than the upper jaw; chin barbel rather small. Lateral line dark, uninterrupted to about the end of the body. Lateral-line pores present on head. Scales overlapping. A large dark blotch is above the pectoral fin just below the lateral line.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Adults are found more commonly from 80 to 200 m, over rock, sand, gravel or shells, usually at temperatures between 4° and 10°C. Feed mainly on small bottom-living organisms including crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, worms and fishes (sand lance, capelin, silver hake, American eels, herring and argentines) (Ref. 5951). A batch spawner (Ref. 51846). Undertakes extensive migrations in the Barents Sea and Iceland. Sold fresh, chilled as fillets, frozen, smoked and canned. Also utilized for fish meal and animal feeds. Can be steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale; Acquacoltura: sperimentale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0   ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 69278)
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (rm=0.54-1.2; K=0.12-0.30; tm=2-6.5; tmax=20; Fec=100,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low