Iceland country information

Common names: Digra geirsíli
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 5759.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://brunnur.stjr.is/interpro/sjavarutv/english.nsf/pages/front
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jonsson, G., 1992
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Lussion à bec de canard, Barracudine, Barracudina pico de pato, ... more

Main reference

Post, A. 1990. (Ref. 4473)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Thompson, Bruce | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 56.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 557); common length : 43.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4473)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 4750 m (Ref. 58018)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 69°N - 61°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution

Circumglobal: From Arctic to Antarctic. Northwest Pacific: Bering Sea, Kamchatka and Kuril Islands (Ref. 41668). Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska (59°N) to Chile (Ref. 35950). Western Atlantic: 38°N to the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 37039).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24; Vertebrae: 60 - 69. Branchiostegal rays: 8.

Oceanic species of medium depth range. Large adults approach the coasts in temperate and polar zones (Ref. 35950). Meso- and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Spawns throughout the year in tropical and subtropical seas (Ref. 35388). Seems to spawn in the Sargasso Sea. Feed on small fishes and shrimps. Preyed upon by sharks, tuna, and whales.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868)