Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 76.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); common length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); common length :65 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 2.3 kg (Ref. 1371); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 1371)
Length at first maturity
Lm 23.2 range ? - ? cm
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 55 - 914 m (Ref. 58452)
Climate / Range
Temperate, preferred 7°C (Ref. 107945); 55°N - 24°N, 80°W - 42°W (Ref. 54581)
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic: coast of Canada and USA from Bell Isle Channel to the Bahamas; most common from southern Newfoundland to South Carolina.
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Short description
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
4.5 ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.4;tm=2-3; tmax=12)
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)
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