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Scombrops boops (Houttuyn, 1782)

Gnomefish
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Juveniles were reported from littoral habitats in eastern waters: Tung Ping Chau, Nam Fung Wan, Bluff Island, Ninepins North, Turtle Cove, and Beaufort Island (Ref. 130487).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wei, J., J. Gu, M. Liu, B. Lin, G.Y. Lee, T.-C. Wai, P.K.S. Lam, M. Yan and P.T.Y. Leung, 2021
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Scombropidae (Gnomefishes)
Etymology: Scombrops: Greek, skombros = mackerel + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

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

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 20 - 400 m (Ref. 6637).   Temperate

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Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique and South Africa (Ref. 6637), Japan and the East China Sea. Southeast Atlantic: Cape, South Africa (Ref. 6637).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 559); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 16.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 9 - 10; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 13 - 14; Εδρικές άκανθες: 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 12 - 13. Adults black in color; juveniles dusky silver.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Adults found in deep rocky areas; young found in shallow water. The diet consists of fishes, crustaceans and squids. Spawns from October to March.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Scombropidae. p. 563. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6637)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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): 10.4 - 22.6, mean 18.2 (based on 218 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00415 - 0.02764), b=3.02 (2.80 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (K=0.12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).