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Genypterus brasiliensis Regan, 1903

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Uruguay country information

Common names: Abadejo, Cuskeel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 1978
National Database: Dinara

Common names from other countries

Abadejo, Congro-rosa, Buraziru-minamiashiro, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Genypterus: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Greek, pteron, = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Issue
This species is synonym of Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801) according to Nielsen et al. (1999: Ref. 34024). The species page will be removed.

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

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 60 - 200 m (Ref. 9358).   Subtropical; 21°S - 40°S, 62°W - 40°W

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Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 9358) to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363). Appears to be an unpatterned form of blacodes; status of this species unclear (Ref. 34024).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.8 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 27363)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found on soft mud bottom. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

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Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 1978. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. II. Teleostei (1). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brasil. 110 p. (Ref. 9358)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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