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Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829

Mediterranean slimehead
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Spain country information

Common names: Mirall, Peloj, Pink
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578). Recorded from the Balearic Islands (Ref. 26178, 95775).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maul, G.E., 1986
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

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> Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

marien benthopelagisch; diepte 100 - 1408 m (Ref. 9942).   Subtropical; 68°N - 78°S, 98°W - 167°W

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Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. Indian and Pacific oceans and the Mediterranean.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 16.5, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4784); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 11 Jaren (Ref. 26316)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 6 - 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 12 - 14; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

This species is reported to be pelagic in Maul, 1990 (Ref. 3583); however, Schneider, 1990 (Ref. 2683) indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999).

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Maul, G.E., 1990. Trachichthyidae. p. 620-622. In J.C. Quéro, 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. 3583)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 May 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.5 - 15.9, mean 10.3 (based on 1342 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00830 - 0.01517), b=3.05 (2.96 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.11; tmax=11).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low vulnerability (7 of 100).