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Common names: Buckler dory, Galo branco, Galo-branco
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Quéro, J.-C., 1986
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Zeiformes (Dories) > Zeidae (Dories)
Etymology: Zenopsis: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, opsis = appearance.
More on author: Lowe.

Issue
The spelling conchifera is considered as the correct one by some authors. To be verified.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 600 m (Ref. 4968), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 36731). Deep-water; 58°N - 28°S

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Atlantic Western Indian Ocean: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and India to South Africa, but not in the Red Sea. Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to South Africa. Western Atlantic: Sable Island, Canada to northern North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251) to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363). Reported from the Mediterranean (Ref. 93173). Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 5978) but not in the Pacific Ocean.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4253); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 3.2 kg (Ref. 7251)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 24 - 26. Body silvery, with a dusky mid lateral spot just posterior to and slightly above end of pectoral fin (Ref. 4253). Fin membranes of spinous dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins blackish (Ref. 27363).

Frequently encountered in coastal waters (Ref. 27000). Occurs near the bottom or in midwater, over muddy substrates (Ref. 5377). Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951). Found in small schools (Ref. 4968). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213) and squids (Ref. 5951). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 27363.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Karrer, C. and A. Post, 1990. Zeidae. p. 631-633. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6953)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 January 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.1 - 20.1, mean 13.6 (based on 418 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.01063 - 0.01792), b=2.93 (2.85 - 3.01), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)