MadeiraFish



Scientific name: Physiculus dalwigki
Nome comum: Abrótea-de-natura
Common name: Black codling
Classification: CHORDATA > ACTINOPTERYGII > Gadiformes > Moridae
Description: Pinkish coloured morid fish with chin barbel and ventral light organ between the bases of the ventral fins.
Global Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic and Western Mediterranean.
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BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
Size: Maximum length 30.0 cm (total length).
Age:
Weight length rel.: Bayesian estimated length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00187 - 0.00705), b=3.16 (2.98 - 3.34)
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ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
Depth range: FishBase: 100 - 738 m.
Habitat: Benthopelagic, on the continental or insular slope.
Feeding habits:
Trophic level: FishBase: 3.4
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Occasionally taken as by-catch in longline fisheries.
Conservation status: Global: Not evaluated.
Europe: Least concern.
Nutritional information & food safety:
REFERENCES
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.

Froese R., Pauly D., editors (2011). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (06/2014). www.fishbase.org/summary/Physiculus-dalwigki.html

IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org

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