Portugal country information

Common names: Cabra-cabaço
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Tagus estuary (Ref. 51031).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

斑鳍鲂鮄, Grondin perlon, Begel, ... more

Main reference

Richards, W.J. and V.P. Saksena. 1990. (Ref. 3687)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 75.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59122); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. published weight: 6.0 kg (Ref. 3397); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 26811)

Length at first maturity
L_m 21.6 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 318 m (Ref. 56504)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 8°C - 24°C (Ref. 4944), preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 66°N - 9°N, 18°W - 42°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Cape Blanc (along the African coast); not recorded at Madeira and the Azores. Also in the Mediterranean and Black seas.
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Short description

Longest ray in the pectoral fin reaching the front part of the anal fin. Lateral line scales smooth. Reddish color (Ref. 35388).

Occurs at temperatures ranging from 8.0-24.0 °C (Ref. 4944). Inhabits sand, muddy sand or gravel bottoms. Up to depth of 318 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Has three isolated rays on the pectoral fin which function as legs on which the fish rests and also help in locating food on the soft bottom (Ref. 9988). Marketed fresh or frozen; eaten pan-fried, broiled, microwaved or baked (Ref. 9988).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.15-1.6(?); tmax=14; tm=3)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758)