Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829
Mediterranean slimehead
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Hoplostethus mediterraneus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 1408 m (Ref. 9942). Subtropical; 68°N - 78°S, 98°W - 167°W
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. Indian and Pacific oceans and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 16.5, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4784); max. reported age: 11 years (Ref. 26316)
Max length : 42.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4784); max. reported age: 11 years (Ref. 26316)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
This species is reported to be pelagic in Maul, 1990 (Ref. 3583); however, Schneider, 1990 (Ref. 2683) indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators
Maul, G.E., 1990. Trachichthyidae. p. 620-622. In J.C. Quéro, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3583)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 May 2013
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Physiology
Body composition
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Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
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Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Aquaculture systems
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01122 (0.00842 - 0.01495), b=3.06 (2.98 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.53 se; based on food items. |
| Generation time | 11.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11; tmax=11). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Low vulnerability (7 of 100). 🛈 |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 36 [14, 170] mg/100g; Iron = 0.667 [0.323, 1.472] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [15.7, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.347 [0.140, 0.941] g/100g; Selenium = 51.9 [22.6, 114.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.4 [3.6, 73.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.714 [0.457, 1.152] mg/100g (wet weight); |