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Micromesistius australis  Norman, 1937

Southern blue whiting
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); max. published weight: 850.00 g (Ref. 4883)

Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 33 - 40 cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 50 - 900 m (Ref. 27363), usually 200 - 400 m (Ref. 7061)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 37°S - 65°S, 165°E - 34°W (Ref. 54589)

Distribution

There are 2 disjunct populations. Micromesistius australis australis occurs around the Falkland Islands and Argentine Patagonia in the southwest Atlantic; off Chile in the southeast Pacific; also off South Georgia, South Shetland and South Orkney islands. Micromesistius australis pallidus occurs around the South Island of New Zealand.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 56 - 71; Vertebrae: 54 - 57

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Invades shelf waters during summer and concentrating over the continental slope in winter. Forms schools (Ref. 9072). The young feed on euphausiids and amphipods and occasionally on copepods, cephalopods and small fish. Utilized in frozen blocks and as fishmeal. In Japan used as suerii (minced meat) for karaoke (fish cake) (Ref. 27363). Can be fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3   ±0.48 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18; tm=2-5; tmax=30)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium