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Zeidae (Dories)
Eponymy: Derived from zaeus, an ancient Greek name for this fish dating back to Pliny’s Natural History. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 35 - 200 m (Ref. 4253). Subtropical; 10°S - 36°S, 9°E - 43°E
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique (Ref. 5213) around the Cape to St. Helena Bay, South Africa.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4253)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9 - 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 22 - 24; Épines anales: 4; Rayons mous anaux: 20 - 22. Silvery grey in color; indistinct dusky spot on or above LL and below front of soft dorsal (Ref. 4253). Gill rakers rudimentary.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found near the bottom or in midwater. Feeds on a variety of fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. An excellent foodfish. Sold fresh or frozen in markets.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Heemstra, P.C., 1984. Zeidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 5. FAO, Rome. [var. pag.]. (Ref. 3543)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7656 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01738 (0.00775 - 0.03898), b=2.96 (2.77 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (61 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 39.7 [20.9, 80.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.878 [0.472, 1.705] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [16.7, 22.4] %; Omega3 = 0.328 [0.180, 0.627] g/100g; Selenium = 37.1 [15.1, 91.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [2.9, 50.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.424 [0.287, 0.644] mg/100g (wet weight); |