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Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810

Blackfin sorcerer
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Spain country information

Common names: Ànec, Pico de pato
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia, caught between 806 and 1139 m depth (Ref. 86578). Recorded from the Balearic Sea (Ref. 95775).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Saldanha, L., 1986
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettastoma: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335);  melanura: From the Greek melan meaning black, dark, and oura meaning tail, referring presumably to the dark edges of the posterior part of the dorsal and anal fins..
  More on author: Rafinesque.

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

marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 37 - 1647 m (Ref. 4454), usually 329 - 860 m (Ref. 47377).   Deep-water; 45°N - 30°S, 98°W - 17°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea including western Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to the Guianas and to southern Brazil (Ref. 47377).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 53.5, range 42 - 68.2 cm
Max length : 79.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 96016); publicerad maxvikt: 255.50 g (Ref. 96016)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Ryggkotor: 190 - 210. Usually five supratemporal pores, SO5 absent. Lateral line pores 43-49. Median vomerine teeth somewhat enlarged. Posterior nostril near anterodorsal margin of eye.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in holes on muddy bottoms of continental slope. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 4776).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Smith, D.G., 1990. Nettastomatidae. p. 172-175. 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. 1. (Ref. 4454)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 October 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: saknar intresse
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.4 - 14.4, mean 10.2 (based on 488 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00095 (0.00067 - 0.00137), b=2.95 (2.85 - 3.05), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).