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Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801)

Pink cusk-eel
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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Genypterus: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Greek, pteron, = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forster.

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

marino batidemersal; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 22 - 1000 m (Ref. 58489), usually 300 - 550 m (Ref. 6390). Deep-water; 17°S - 57°S, 114°E - 30°W (Ref. 34024)

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Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and around New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Southwest Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 4517).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 72.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 34024); common length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9258); peso máximo publicado: 25.0 kg (Ref. 34024); edad máxima reportada: 46 años (Ref. 128769)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 141 - 164; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 101 - 126; Vértebra: 68 - 70. Body pinkish yellow, marbled with irregular reddish brown blotches dorsally (Ref. 27363).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Common species (Ref. 34024). Found between depths of 22 m (Ref. 58489) and 1000 m (Ref. 33848). Feed mainly on crustaceans such as Munida and scampi and also on fish. Also caught above the bottom when feeding on hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) during the hoki spawning season. Available all year round. Juveniles are found in shallower shelf waters (Ref. 6390). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Utilized fresh, frozen or smoked; can be fried and baked (Ref. 9988, 34024).

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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: muy comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 3.3 - 12.7, mean 7.2 °C (based on 279 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00131 - 0.00366), b=3.17 (3.02 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.76 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 11.0 (8.6 - 12.6) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 10 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.1-0.23; tmax=30; tm=5-7).
Prior r = 0.25, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.37, Based on 4 full stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (84 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 11.8 [7.2, 25.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.365 [0.190, 0.713] mg/100g; Protein = 15.6 [13.6, 17.7] %; Omega3 = 0.255 [0.136, 0.502] g/100g; Selenium = 31.6 [14.3, 70.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.94 [1.54, 32.25] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.234 [0.157, 0.351] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.