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Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)

Mediterranean scaldfish
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Equatorial Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Arnoglossus: Greek, aros, -oy = lamb + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

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

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 200 m (Ref. 4704), usually 10 - 100 m (Ref. 35388).   Subtropical; 62°N - 18°S, 18°W - 42°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Angola. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 11.9, range 11 - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 35388); common length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3397); Età massima riportata: 8 anni (Ref. 126653)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 81 - 93; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 74 - 82. Very thin body. None of the dorsal finrays are prolonged (Ref. 4704). Lateral line with a marked curve over the pectoral fin. Behind the pelvic fins two backward curved thorns. Body slender, translucent and shaped like a sole (Ref. 35388).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Live on mixed or muddy bottoms. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaboratori

Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Bothidae. p. 1027-1036. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5979)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 March 2014

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.4 - 19.5, mean 10.8 (based on 1350 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00515 - 0.00738), b=3.08 (3.03 - 3.13), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (tm=3; tmax=7.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).