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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
Etymology: Phycis: Taken from Greek, phykon = seaweed; because of the habits of this fish that lives hidden among them (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser benthopelagisch; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 10 - 1351 m (Ref. 104125), usually 100 - 450 m (Ref. 1371). Temperate; 69°N - 20°N, 29°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Cape Blanc, West Africa; also the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 1371); max. veröff. Gewicht: 3.5 kg (Ref. 40637); max. veröff. Alter: 20 Jahre (Ref. 1371)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 0. Pelvic fin rays extremely elongated, reaching well beyond the origin of the anal fin. First dorsal fin with an elongate ray. Body color is brown to red-gray dorsally, becoming paler ventrally.
Depth range from 10-800 m (Ref. 1371) and from 300-1047 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Found over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 1371). Young more coastal and found on the continental shelf while adults migrate along the slope (Ref. 1371). Feed mainly on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 1371). Commonly less than 45 cm TL (Ref. 1371). Marketed fresh, also as fillets and fishmeal (Ref. 1371).
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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