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Common names: Rascasse, Rascasse épineuse, Rascasse épineuse
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Bay of Biscay, France, 45°57'N, sta. 4, 6°21'W, 1410 m (Ref. 26282).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastolobinae
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Common names from other countries

Rascasse épineuse, Rascacio espinoso, Rascasse épineuse, ... more

Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster. 1990. (Ref. 4510)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75873)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 2500 m (Ref. 4510)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 58°N - 12°N, 18°W - 1°W

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean (Ref. 32504).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6

Occurs over muddy sand bottoms (Ref. 4570). Probably oviparous with eggs extruded in floating gelatinous masses. Feeds on deep-sea benthic crustaceans, cephalopods and fishes (Ref. 43448).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = No PD50 data many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.58 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata (Köhler, 1896)