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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 26321)
Length at first maturity
Lm 15.0, range 20 - ? cm
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 150 m (Ref. 3687), usually ? - 40 m (Ref. 12382)
Climate / Range
Subtropical, preferred 15°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 35°S, 32°W - 38°E
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway continuously south around Cape of Good Hope to Mozambique. Heemstra 1982 recognizes two valid subspecies, Chelidonichthys lastoviza lastoviza which ranges south to Angola and Chelidonichthys lastoviza africana occurring in South Africa (Ref. 4316).
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IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.5 ±0.5 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.65; tm=3; tmax=18)
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)
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