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Polyprion americanus  (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Wreckfish
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Actinopterygii 輻鰭魚綱 (條鰭魚) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Polyprionidae (Wreckfishes)
Etymology: Polyprion: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, prion = saw (Ref. 45335).

環境 / 氣候 / 範圍 生態學

; 海洋 居於水底的; 海洋洄游的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 40 - 600 m (Ref. 7251), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref. 36731).    , preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 70°N - 55°S, 82°W - 179°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa (Ref. 6633), including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde, and Tristan da Cunha. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251). Recorded from Uruguay to Argentina (Ref. 9050). Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Ref. 6633). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755, 9072).

Length at first maturity / 大小 / 重量 / 年齡

Maturity: Lm 77.9  range ? - 90 cm
Max length : 210 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 7251); common length : 80.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 3397); 最大體重: 100.0 kg (Ref. 35388)

簡短描述 型態特徵 | 形態測量圖

背棘 (總數): 10 - 12; 背的軟條 (總數): 11-13; 臀棘 3; 臀鰭軟條: 8 - 10. Bluish grey above, paler below with a silvery sheen; fins blackish brown (Ref. 6633). Juveniles have black blotches on head and body (Ref. 6633). Body tall, compressed. Big mouth with big head and a rough bony ridge across upper part of the gill cover (Ref. 35388).

生物學特性     字彙 (例如 epibenthic)

Adults prefer to inhabit caves and shipwrecks (Ref. 27121). Juveniles congregate below floating objects (Ref. 27121). Usually solitary. Feed on large crustaceans, cephalopods and benthic fishes (Ref. 27121). Spawn in the summer (Ref. 35388). Are primary gonochorists (Ref. 58421). Marketed fresh or frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 6633.

Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | | 孕卵數 | 仔魚

Primary gonochorists (Ref. 58421).

主要參考資料 Upload your references | 參考文獻 | 合作者 : Sedberry, George | 合作者

Wheeler, A., 1992. A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(suppl.A):1-37. (Ref. 5204)

IUCN 瀕危狀態 (Ref. 115185)

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