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Common names: Mirall, Peloj, Pink
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578). Recorded from the Balearic Islands (Ref. 26178, 95775).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maul, G.E., 1986
National Database: ICTIMED

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Hoplostète argenté, Reloj mediterráneo, Black-mouthed alfonsin, ... more

Main reference

Maul, G.E. 1990. (Ref. 3583)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 42.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4784); max. reported age: 11 years (Ref. 26316)

Length at first maturity
L_m 16.5, range 13 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 1175 m (Ref. 9942)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 23°C (Ref. 107945); 68°N - 78°S, 98°W - 167°W

Distribution

Cosmopolitan. Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal, Canary Islands, and the Gulf of Guinea, including the Mediterranean; also Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4181). Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Ref. 9942) and South Africa (Ref. 4181). Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to northern Gulf of Mexico, Great Antilles, and Venezuela to southern Brazil (Moore, pers. comm.).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108).

This species is reported to be pelagic in Maul, 1990 (Ref. 3583); however, Schneider, 1990 (Ref. 2683) indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.53 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11; tmax=11)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (65 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)

Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829