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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 author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 0 - 81 m (Ref. 57178). Subtropical; 38°N - 26°N, 82°W - 73°W (Ref. 56855)
Western Central Atlantic: southeast coast of the USA, from Cape Hatteras to the northeast coast of Florida.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1371)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. First dorsal fin without an elongated filament; pelvic fin rarely extending beyond origin of anal fin. Generally dark, with mottling on the sides.
Found near shore, apparently prefers hard bottoms. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.1 - 25.5, mean 24.2 °C (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5044 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00290 - 0.01092), b=3.18 (3.02 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.2 [31.1, 158.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.57, 1.86] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.3, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.341 [0.174, 0.642] g/100g; Selenium = 24.1 [12.9, 51.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.3 [4.3, 45.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.668 [0.469, 0.959] mg/100g (wet weight);
