Genypterus maculatus, Black cusk-eel : fisheries

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Genypterus maculatus (Tschudi, 1846)

Black cusk-eel
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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Genypterus: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Greek, pteron, = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).

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

marina bottenlevande. Tropical; 4°S - 22°S, 82°W - 71°W (Ref. 34024)

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Southeast Pacific: Peru to northern Chile.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763); common length : 50.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Common species found in rocky shelf and upper slope waters (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

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

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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 7.9 - 11.1, mean 9.5 °C (based on 14 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00131 - 0.00554), b=3.16 (2.98 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming tm<4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (89 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 71.5 [44.5, 146.3] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.985 [0.567, 1.641] mg/100g ; Protein = 15.5 [13.4, 17.7] % ; Omega3 = 0.173 [0.091, 0.326] g/100g ; Selenium = 113 [55, 239] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 19.1 [6.5, 57.6] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.841 [0.589, 1.218] mg/100g (wet weight);