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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
Etymology: Urophycis: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, phyke, pykis, -idos = the female of a fish that lives among algae (Greek = phykon), related with the gudgeon (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 610 m (Ref. 47377). Subtropical, preferred ?; 21°S - 42°S, 65°W - 40°W

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Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 43.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377)

A benthic species occurring around 200 m depth, rarely found above 60 m. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.

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Figueiredo, J.L. de, A.P. dos Santos, N. Yamaguti, R.A. Bernardes and C.L. Del Bianco Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2002. Peixes da zona econômica exclusiva da Região Sudeste-Sul do Brasil: Levantamento com Rede de Meia-Água. São-Paulo: Editora da Universidade de São Paulo; Imprensa Oficial do Estado, 242 p. (Ref. 47377)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Urophycis mystacea Miranda Ribeiro, 1903