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Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)

Oyster toadfish
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> Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Batrachoidinae
Etymology: More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marin; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 0 - 5 m. Subtropical; 43°N - 25°N, 82°W - 68°W

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Western Atlantic: Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Florida in USA, straggling south to Miami in cold years.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 38 cm
Max length : 43.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); poids max. publié: 2.2 kg (Ref. 40637)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Largely inhabits inshore water on rocky bottoms and reefs, jetties and wrecks. Frequently occurs among litter and tolerates polluted water. Becoming important as an experimental fish because of its size and hardiness. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35422).

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Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Collette, Bruce B. | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 June 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Venomous (Ref. 4690)





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.2 - 26.1, mean 20.7 °C (based on 126 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00468 - 0.02039), b=3.07 (2.88 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.11; tmax=8).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 26 [12, 75] mg/100g; Iron = 0.533 [0.267, 1.003] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.4, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.216 [0.111, 0.414] g/100g; Selenium = 8.62 [3.96, 20.34] μg/100g; VitaminA = 61.5 [17.7, 229.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.962 [0.608, 1.490] mg/100g (wet weight);