Description: A medium-sized, deep-water morid fish. Has a chin barbel and large eyes. Body elongated, rounded in front of the abdomen, more laterally flattened behind. Two dorsal fins, the first short-based and triangular, the second long-based. Anal fin also long-based, but deeply indented in the middle, sometimes appearing as two. Pectoral fins relatively short. Pelvic fins small, with one ray somewhat elongated. Uniformly grey.
Global Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. View Map
BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
Size: Maximum length 80.0 cm (total length); common length 45.0 cm (TL).
Reproduction: Probably a winter and early spring spawner.
Maturity:
Behavioural ecology:
Population structure & migrations:
ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
Depth range: 50 - 2500 m.
Habitat: Bathypelagic. Benthopelagic from the outer continental shelf and slope, most common between 500-800 m depth.
Feeding habits: Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrates as well as food of terrestrial origin, including garbage.
Trophic level: FishBase: 3.8.
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Minor commercial species.
Conservation status: Global: Not evaluated.
Europe: Least concern.
Nutritional information & food safety:
Proximate composition per 100 g:
energy value 97.46 kcal (4.9% DRV)
protein 21.35 g (42.7% DRV)
fat 1.34 g (1.9% DRV)
of which saturates 0.34 g (1.7% DRV)
omega-3 (EPA+DHA): 0.425 g (recommended: 0.250 - 2.0 g daily)
REFERENCES
Carpenter K.E., ed. (2002). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome, pp. 601-1374.
Cohen D.M., Inada T., Iwamoto T., Scialabba N. (1990). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Family Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 10. FAO, Rome, 442 pp.
Direcção Regional de Pescas, Madeira.
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IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org
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Rosa A., Menezes G., Melo O., Pinho M.R. (2006). Weight–length relationships of 33 demersal fish species from Azores archipelago. Fisheries Research, 80(2): 329-332.
