Description: Body moderately elongate and slender; head large and robust. Large eyes. High dorsal fin. Body brownish-green to olive with darker markings on the sides; head darker, pink or purple.
Global Distribution: Eastern Atlantic from the the Iberian Peninsula do Cape Verde and Senegal; also in the Mediterranean. Western Central and Southern Atlantic. View Map
BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
Size: Maximum length 44.0 cm (standard length); common length 30.0 cm (total length).
Reproduction: Anterior dorsal fin rays elongated in mature males. Spawning prolonged over several months. Young stages are pelagic.
Maturity:
Behavioural ecology:
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ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
Depth range: FishBase: 50 - 1000 m, usually 100 - 200 m.
Habitat: Demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope. Observed lying motionless on the bottom at rocky, less often sandy, sites.
Feeding habits: Probably ambushes passing prey on the sea bottom.
Trophic level: FishBase: 4.2
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Not commercial.
Conservation status: Global: Not evaluated.
Europe: Least concern.
Nutritional information & food safety:
REFERENCES
Carvalho-Filho A., Marcovaldi G., Sampaio C.L., Paiva M.I.G., Duarte L.A. (2010). First report of Aulopus (Teleostei: Aulopidae) from Southwestern Atlantic, with a review of records and a key to Western Atlantic Aulopoidei species. Zootaxa, 2628, 27-42.
Hureau J.-C., ed. (1984-1985). Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO. Accessed through: Marine Species Identification Portal. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://species-identification.org (2014).
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org
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