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Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
Etymology: Urophycis: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, phyke, pykis, -idos = the female of a fish that lives among algae (Greek = phykon), related with the gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθύβιο(ς); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 27 - 684 m (Ref. 1371), usually 360 - 470 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 31°N - 38°S, 97°W - 38°W (Ref. 56854)
Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, northern coasts of South America to the Orinoco, perhaps to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 40637); common length : 40.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5217); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 2.5 kg (Ref. 40637); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 14 έτη (Ref. 51038)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0. Upper limb of first gill arch with 2 or 3 rakers; the barbel very short, or absent in many specimens. A diffuse dusky blotch present on the opercle.
Found on mud bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: με δυνητικό ενδιαφέρον; αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.7 - 16.9, mean 11.5 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5044 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00370 - 0.00540), b=3.15 (3.10 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (tmax=14; k=0.15-0.19).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).