Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
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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.
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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.
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
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
4.0 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilienza
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
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100)
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