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Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828)

Queen snapper
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Etelinae
Etymology: Etelis: Greek, etelis, -idos = a fish, perhaps the fish Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 100 - 450 m (Ref. 9626). Deep-water; 37°N - 25°S, 8°E - 32°W

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Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina, USA, Gulf of Mexico southward through the Caribbean to Sau Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 55), including the Fernando do Noronha and Atol das Rocas Islands (Ref. 113956).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 31.0, range 35 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9626); common length : 64.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6912); peso máximo publicado: 6.3 kg (Ref. 56081)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 8. Head small; eye large; snout short. Maxilla covered with small scales; lower jaw slightly projecting. Dorsal and anal fin bases without scales; caudal fin deeply forked. Scale rows on the back running parallel with the lateral line. Back and upper sides deep pink to red; lower sides and belly pink; fins pink except the spinous portion of the dorsal fin; entire caudal fin brilliant red.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit rocky bottoms and feeds mainly on small fishes and squids. They are abundant near oceanic islands (Ref. 9626). Small individuals are taken as by-catch in trawl fisheries (Ref. 5217). Marketed mostly fresh, sometimes frozen. Flesh of good quality.

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Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 10 October 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.3 - 22.7, mean 18.3 °C (based on 73 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.01384 - 0.02083), b=2.93 (2.87 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.29-0.61).
Prior r = 0.24, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.36, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.6 [8.4, 56.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.501 [0.218, 1.134] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.1, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.387 [0.185, 0.742] g/100g; Selenium = 21.5 [8.7, 53.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.31 [1.36, 42.54] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.252 [0.166, 0.397] mg/100g (wet weight);