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Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Eponymy: In Roman mythology, Castor and his brother Pollux were the heavenly twins. However, in Latin Castor also means ‘beaver’, and the mormyrid was so named because of the teeth which protrude from its lower jaw, like a beaver’s incisors. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poey.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 45 - 400 m. Tropical; 32°N - 9°N, 98°W - 60°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southeastern Florida, USA to Colombia.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26340); common length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217)
Inhabits hard bottom.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 16.7 - 25.4, mean 21.2 °C (based on 59 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00626 - 0.02652), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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