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Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Ocean pout
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Common names: Loquette d Amérique, Loquette d'Amérique, Mother-of-eels
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Nunavut southward to Québec (Ref. 58426) and Nova Scotia (Ref. 5951).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Loquette d'Amérique, Бельдюга американская, Poodler, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Zoarcinae
Etymology: Zoarces: Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

marino; salobre demersal; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 388 m (Ref. 58426).   Temperate; ? - 10°C (Ref. 35432); 63°N - 37°N, 80°W - 43°W

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Northwest Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Delaware, USA.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 28.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251); peso máximo publicado: 5.4 kg (Ref. 4926); edad máxima reportada: 18 años (Ref. 796)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, sea urchins and fishes (Ref. 58426).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Eggs are laid in gelatinous masses guarded by one or both parents until hatching (Ref. 35432). However, more recent evidence suggests that care is provided by the female alone (Ref. 104883).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
FAO(pesquerías: producción; publication : search) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.4 - 9.5, mean 3 (based on 227 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00186 (0.00120 - 0.00289), b=3.20 (3.07 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.08-0.11; tmax=18).
Prior r = 0.09, 95% CL = 0.06 - 0.14, Based on 2 full stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.