Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 6641). Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: known only from Maputo, Mozambique to False Bay, South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6641)
Feeds on zooplankton. Rarely caught by anglers. Flesh is good to taste (Ref. 6641).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Parascorpididae. p. 602-603. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6641)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.2 - 22, mean 16.3 °C (based on 19 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 70.9 [36.6, 118.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.47 [0.85, 2.60] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.6, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.283 [0.159, 0.507] g/100g; Selenium = 34.5 [16.9, 70.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.84 [2.02, 31.57] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.713 [0.477, 1.062] mg/100g (wet weight);