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Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Etymology: Paradiplospinus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, diploos = double + Latin, spina, pinna = thron (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 368 - 626 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 16°S - 30°S, 3°E - 15°E (Ref. 6181)
Southeast Atlantic: known only from off Namibia and western South Africa.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27121)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 35 - 38; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 26 - 30; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 24 - 29; Vértebra: 60 - 64. Body is extremely elongate. Mouth is large and with fang-like teeth. Eyes large. Pyloric caeca 6. Color of body and fins brownish black.
Occurs in the upper continental slope (Ref. 6181). Juveniles probably pelagic (probably mesopelagic) (Ref. 6181). Specimens 35 to 40 cm SL had ripe gonads (Ref. 6181).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.2 - 7.9, mean 7 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 28.5 [13.6, 68.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.46 [0.18, 1.05] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.0, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.275 [0.144, 0.534] g/100g; Selenium = 19.2 [8.0, 42.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.6 [3.1, 68.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.308 [0.206, 0.462] mg/100g (wet weight);