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Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840)

Ocean whitefish
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Caulolatilus: Greek, kaulos = stem, stalk + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335);  princeps: princeps meaning leader (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Jenyns.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 10 - 91 m (Ref. 5227), usually 24 - 55 m (Ref. 5227). Subtropical; 51°N - 18°S, 129°W - 70°W

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Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; rare north of central California, USA.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 102 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); peso máximo publicado: 5.8 kg (Ref. 40637)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 24 - 25; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 23.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 9119). Also found on soft sand and mud bottoms. Solitary species. Digs into the substrate for food (Ref. 5227).

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Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78. (Ref. 8991)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15.8 - 25.6, mean 19 °C (based on 32 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00294 - 0.01707), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tm>4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 17.1 [7.9, 32.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.401 [0.226, 0.719] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.121 [0.066, 0.214] g/100g; Selenium = 23.3 [11.3, 47.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.2 [11.0, 109.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.635 [0.417, 0.938] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.