Portugal country information

Common names: Deal fish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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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: Palmer, G., 1986
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Trachyptère atlantique, Cardenal atlántico, Arktika rihmkala, ... more

Main reference

Palmer, G. 1986. (Ref. 6392)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 300 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 200 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 600 m (Ref. 35388)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 72°N - 25°N, 62°W - 25°E

Distribution

Northeast Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Madeira Islands; one report from Spain in the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: New York to southern Florida in USA. Populations in western Atlantic are probably a separate species (Ref. 7251).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Probably solitary although occasional aggregations have been reported, either for feeding or breeding purposes. Feeds on small fishes and squids (Ref. 6392). Sexually mature at a length of 200cm and an age of 14 years (Ref. 35388). Eggs, larvae, and young are pelagic (Ref. 6392).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5166 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.5 ±0.62 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=14; Fec = 500,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (85 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)

Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788)