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Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787)

Topknot
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> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Scophthalmidae (Turbots)
Etymology: Zeugopterus: Greek, zygon = yoke + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.
More on author: Bloch.

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

marino demersal, usually 1 - 40 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 64°N - 43°N, 8°W - 14°E

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North Atlantic: Trondheim to the Bay of Biscay (4703); including Newfoundland, Canada (Ref. 36223).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4703)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Dark coloration, marbled and with spots. Body oval, pelvic and anal fins used. Scales on the eyed side with fine spiny outgrowths, which are like rough fur to the touch (Ref. 35388).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Lives on stony or rocky ground in the algal zone, and feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 4703). Spawns in March - June (Ref. 35388).

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Nielsen, J.G., 1986. Scophthalmidae. p. 1287-1293. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 4703)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 December 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 8.7 - 12.5, mean 10.4 °C (based on 514 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7520   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00637 - 0.02489), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 54 [23, 93] mg/100g; Iron = 0.317 [0.135, 0.650] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.7, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.407 [0.208, 0.817] g/100g; Selenium = 12.6 [6.1, 27.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14 [3, 60] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.458 [0.293, 0.698] mg/100g (wet weight);