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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).
More on author: Walbaum.
Taxonomic Remarks
Urophycis=feminine Ref. 1830
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 494 m (Ref. 57178), usually 110 - 185 m (Ref. 1371). Subtropical; 52°N - 23°N, 90°W - 53°W (Ref. 56857)
Northwest Atlantic: Canada to southern New England to the northeast coast of Florida; also found in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 49746); common length : 17.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1371)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0. Upper limb of the first gill arch with 2 or 3 rakers. Head with a series of dark spots; opercle with a dusky blotch. First dorsal fin with a dark blotch and a distinct white margin.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
Found onshore, most common between 110 and 185 m. Feed on crustaceans, and possibly fish and squids. Juveniles spend part of their time in estuaries.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5044 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00490 (0.00406 - 0.00591), b=3.14 (3.09 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
4.4 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 69.2 [29.4, 153.8] mg/100g; Iron = 1.01 [0.55, 1.87] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.3, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.425 [0.220, 0.814] g/100g; Selenium = 34.2 [16.9, 71.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.9 [4.4, 50.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.609 [0.413, 0.904] mg/100g (wet weight); |