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Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Lopholatilus: Greek, lophos = crest + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Frederico Otávio de Lemos Villar (1875–1964) was a Brazilian naval officer involved in scientific studies on the Brazilian coast, especially in relation to fisheries. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 142 - 500 m (Ref. 127778). Subtropical; 22°S - 51°S, 69°W - 43°W
Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Uruguay, south to Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 34.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 107 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54989)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Collected from a depth of 142 m (Ref. 9924).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miranda-Ribeiro, A., 1915. Fauna Brasiliense. Pièxes Arg. Mus. Nat. Rio de J. 17, var. pag. (Ref. 9924)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00708 (0.00571 - 0.00877), b=3.14 (3.08 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5-8). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100). 🛈 |