Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 1000 m (Ref. 56504), usually 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 117150). Subtropical; 59°N - 30°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 56844)
Eastern Atlantic: Irish Atlantic slope south and including the Mediterranean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41333)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs on the upper slope (Ref. 6144). Depth range from 388-754 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cohen, D.M., 1990. Gadidae. p. 526-531. 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. 6144)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 13.3, mean 11.2 °C (based on 90 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00229 (0.00127 - 0.00414), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.8 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 53.6 [24.8, 118.5] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.9 [0.4, 1.8] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.5 [16.6, 20.4] % ; Omega3 = 0.25 [0.14, 0.45] g/100g ; Selenium = 43.4 [19.7, 95.0] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 17.2 [4.5, 68.8] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.543 [0.352, 0.915] mg/100g (wet weight);