Congiopodus torvus, Smooth horsefish : fisheries

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Congiopodus torvus (Gronow, 1772)

Smooth horsefish
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Congiopodidae (Racehorses or pigfishes)
Etymology: Congiopodus: Latin, conger = conger + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gronow.

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

समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 10 - 300 m (Ref. 27121). Subtropical

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to Pondoland in Transkei, South Africa.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6626); common length : 30.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9602)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 20 - 21; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 13-15; गुदा कांटा 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 7 - 8. Light brown with irregular darker brown markings in young; adults darker brown (Ref. 6626).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Inhabits soft bottoms (Ref. 9602). Flesh edible, but not utilized commercially (Ref. 9602). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 6626.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Poss, S.G., 1986. Congiopodidae. p. 480-481. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 January 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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पुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Spawning aggregation
Fecundity
अंडे
Egg development
Age/Size
बाढ़
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
मौरफोमैटरिक्स
आकृति विज्ञान
लार्वा
लारवल गतिकी
भर्ती
बहुतायत
BRUVS
संदर्भ
जलीयकृषि
जलीयकृषि रूपरेखा
खींच
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 11.9 - 18.8, mean 14.4 °C (based on 35 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5176   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.