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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
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Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster 1990 Scorpaenidae. p. 665-679. In J.C. Quero, 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. 4510)
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Distribution
Distribution
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Müller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Gallagher, L.; Porteiro, F.; Dâmaso, C. (2006). Guia do consumidor dos peixes Açoreanos [Consumer's guide to Azorean fish]. Universidade dos Açores: Açores. ISBN 972-8612-27-3. 51, pictures pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9218
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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Nozères C., Archambault D., Chouinard P.-M., Gauthier J., Miller R., Parent E., Schwab P., Savard L., and Dutil J.-D. 2010. Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2866: xi + 243 p
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145051
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Johnson CL, Runge JA, Curtis KA, Durbin EG, Hare JA, Incze LS, Link J, Melvin GD, O'Brien TD, Van Guelpen, L (in revision) Biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Gulf of Maine: pattern and role of zooplankton and pelagic nekton. PLoS One.
http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/masdea/masdea.php?p=sourcedetails&id=148111
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010).
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
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Ramos, M. (ed.). 2010. IBERFAUNA. The Iberian Fauna Databank
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149024
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Galil, B.; Goren, M.; Mienis, H. (2011). Checklist of marine species in Israel. Compiled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149096
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Koukouras, Athanasios. (2010). Check-list of marine species from Greece. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Assembled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
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Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster 1990 Scorpaenidae. p. 665-679. In J.C. Quero, 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. 4510)
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Physical Description
Morphology
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Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313)
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Size
Max. size
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Allain, V. and P. Lorance 2000 Age estimation and growth of some deep-sea fish from the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Cybium 24(3) Suppl.:7-16. (Ref. 41452)
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IGFA 2001 Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40637
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Postel, E. and M.-H. Du Buit 1964 Liste des poissons observés à la criée de Concarneau en fin Juillet-début Août 1964. Tailles maximales enregistrées. Bulletin de la Société Scientifique de Bretagne 39:113-117. (Ref. 41333)
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Diagnostic Description
Description
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
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Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313)
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Type Information
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): United States Fish Commission (USFC)
Year Collected: 1882
Locality: 125 Fm, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 229 to 229
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collector(s): United States Fish Commission (USFC)
Year Collected: 1882
Locality: 89 Fm, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 163 to 163
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1883
Locality: Off Virginia Beach, Virginia; Cape Hatteras to Cape May, Virginia, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 682 to 682
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1883
Locality: Va: Off Norfolk, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Hatteras To Cape May, Virginia, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 148 to 148
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: Atlantic Ocean: off Martha's Vineyard., United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 267
Vessel: Fish Hawk
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: Delaware, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 285 to 285
Vessel: Fish Hawk
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: Delaware, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 571 to 571
Vessel: Fish Hawk
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: Delaware, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 238 to 238
Vessel: Fish Hawk
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Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Virginia, United States, North America, Atlantic
Vessel: Fish Hawk
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Near Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States, Atlantic
Vessel: Fish Hawk
- Lectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.; Type: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: Off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 472 to 472
Vessel: Fish Hawk
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1885
Locality: New York**Off Long Island, Cape Sable To Cape May, New York, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 263 to 263
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Cape Hatteras To Nantucket, Virginia, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 305 to 305
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Cape Sable To Cape May, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 366
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Cape Hatteras To Nantucket, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 457 to 457
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1881
Locality: New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 227 to 227
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Cape Hatteras To Nantucket, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 271 to 271
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Cape Hatteras To Nantucket, Virginia, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 128 to 128
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1881
Locality: New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
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Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Cape Sable To Cape May, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 240 to 240
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Cape Sable To Cape May, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 240 to 240
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1881
Locality: New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 512 to 512
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1883
Locality: Cape Hatteras To Nantucket, North Carolina, United States, Atlantic
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Cape Hatteras To Nantucket, New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 249 to 249
Vessel: Albatross
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Year Collected: 1882
Locality: New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 210 to 210
Vessel: Fish Hawk
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Year Collected: 1882
Locality: New Jersey, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 163 to 163
Vessel: Fish Hawk
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Collector(s): United States Fish Commission (USFC)
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: N. Atlantic, Maryland, United States, Atlantic
Vessel: Fish Hawk
- Paralectotype: ; Goode, G. B. & Bean, T. H. 1896. Special Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 2: 250-252.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 12285 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): -9 - 983.5
Temperature range (°C): -0.070 - 24.203
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.793 - 37.580
Salinity (PPS): 32.140 - 38.698
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.906 - 7.443
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.113 - 2.571
Silicate (umol/l): 0.993 - 29.122
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): -9 - 983.5
Temperature range (°C): -0.070 - 24.203
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.793 - 37.580
Salinity (PPS): 32.140 - 38.698
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.906 - 7.443
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.113 - 2.571
Silicate (umol/l): 0.993 - 29.122
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Environment
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Allain, V. and P. Lorance 2000 Age estimation and growth of some deep-sea fish from the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Cybium 24(3) Suppl.:7-16. (Ref. 41452)
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Mendonça, A., E. Isidro, G. Menezes, M.R. Pinho, O. Melo and S. Estacio 2006 New contribution to the reproductive features of bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus from the northeast Atlantic (Azores Archipelago). Sci. Mar. 70(4):679-688. (Ref. 84778)
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From 50 to 1000 meters.
Habitat: bathydemersal.
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Trophic Strategy
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Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale 1991 Predation patterns of demersal teleosts from the Cape south and west coasts of South Africa. 2. Benthic and epibenthic predators. S. Afr. J. mar. Sci. 11:409-442. (Ref. 6009)
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
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Wourms, J.P. 1991 Reproduction and development of Sebastes in the context of the evolution of piscine viviparity. Environ. Biol. Fish. 30:111-126. (Ref. 34817)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Helicolenus dactylopterus
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Helicolenus dactylopterus
Public Records: 2
Species: 43
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. (Ref. 4931)
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Wikipedia
Blackbelly rosefish
The blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus, is a marine bony fish from the family Sebastidae, also known as bluemouth rockfish. It is a typical sit-and-wait predator with a highly cryptic coloration.[1]
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Distribution
Helicolenus dactylopterus is widely distributed throughout the Atlantic Ocean, from the Norwegian coasts to South Africa, including the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands, and the entire Mediterranean sea.[2][3]
Biology
The blackbelly rosefish is a bathydemersal scorpionfish, found in soft bottom areas of the continental shelf and upper slope.[2] Helicolenus dactylopterus depth range goes from 50 to 1100 m but they’re usually found between 150 and 600 m.[1][2][4][5] These fishes feed on both benthic and pelagic organisms (decapod crustaceans, fishes, cephalopods and sometimes pyrosomes, polychaetes and echinoderms).[2][5] The proportions of these prey types in their diet vary according to the size of the fish.[5]
Description
Size / Weight / Age
Males reach a higher length and weight than females with the same age.[6]
Max. length recorded: 47.0 cm TL;
Common length: 25.0 cm TL;
Max. published weight: 1,550 g;
Max. reported age: 43 years
Morphological description
Blackbelly rosefish is a robust fish with a large head with the spination described for the genus and without tabs or tentacles. The profile of the nape is relatively steeply inclined. It has villiform teeth on both jaws and its large mouth is dark colored inside. The dorsal fin has 11 to 13 spines (usually 12) and 10 to 14 rays (usually 11-13), the anal fin has 3 spines and 5 rays; and the pectoral fin has between 17 and 20 rays. They have 55 to 80 vertical rows of ctenoid scales and they’re lateral line has tubular scales; The chest, cheek and maxilla are usually scaled but the snout and ventral part of the head are naked. They usually have 25 vertebrae. Gill rakers are well developed: 7 to 9 on the upper arch, 16 to 21 on the lower arch. Their colour is variable, back and sides are red and the belly is pink, with 5 to 6 dark bands below anterior, middle and posterior dorsal spines: below the soft dorsal rays and at the base of the caudal fin; Y-shaped dark bar between soft dorsal and anal fin; usually a dark blotch on the posterior part of the spinous dorsal fin.[2][7]
As with other species of scorpionfish, the spines of the blackberry rosefish contain toxic venom and have reportedly caused injuries to humans.[8] However, there has been little research on the venom produced by this species.[8]
Reproduction
Blackbelly rosefish have intraovarian gestation. Fertilization is internal[2] [9] [10], as free spermatozoa were found primarily in resting ovaries from July through early December with peak occurrence in September through November in the Western Atlantic. There was a delay of 1-3 months before fertilization, as oocyte development did not begin until December.[2] Occurrence during January through April of early-celled embryos, the most advanced stage observed, and postovulatory follicles indicated that oocyte development was rapid[2][11]. Has females can store sperm within their ovaries that allows them to spawn multiple batches of embryos enclosed within a gelatinous matrix secreted into the ovarian cavity.[2][12][13] This species has a zygoparous form of oviparity, which occupies an intermediate position between oviparity and viviparity.[2][11] Larvae and juveniles are pelagic.[2]
First maturity medium length
Females – 20.9 cm
Males – 26.0 cm
Stock structure
This species can be divided into two subspecies, taking into account the morphological characteristics: Helicolenus dactylopterus lahillei and Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus. Based on H. d. dactylopterus geographical distribution, there can be considered four different populations: in South Africa, in Gulf of Guinea, in the northeast (NE) Atlantic (from Norway to North Africa and Mediterranean) and in the northwest (NW) Atlantic (Nova Scotia to Venezuela).[14] [10] There is another proposal that suggests further subdivision of the species into six subspecies and it is also based on morphological measurements and geographical distribution: H. d. dactylopterus, H. d. maderensis, H. d. maculatus, H. d. gouphensis, H. d. angolensis and H. d. lahillei.[15]
Fisheries
The blackbelly rosefish is the most commercial scorpionfish species.[1] Although there has been little commercial interest in this species, partially due to its low level of accessibility, it is currently growing as new resources need to be found by fishing fleets due to the depletion of traditional resources.[5]
This species is a common bycatch associated to many demersal fisheries,[5] including the black spot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo).[16] It is caught by artisanal longline and gillnet fisheries near the Strait of Gibraltar and along the Portuguese continental coast and the Azores.[5] In the western Mediterranean, blackbelly rosefish are mostly caught as bycatch in bottom trawl fisheries targeted at deep-sea crustaceans.[17][18] However, in areas such as the Catalonian coast, the blackbelly rosefish is the most commercially viable scorpionfish species, with important economic value.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Ribas, D., M. Muñoz, M. Casadevall & L. Gil de Sola, 2006. How does the northern Mediterranean population of Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus resist fishing pressure? Fisheries Research 79: 285–293.
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- ^ Sequeira, V., Gordo, L. R., Neves, A., Paiva, R. B., Cabral, H. N., Marques, J. F., 2010. Macroparasites as biological tags for stock identification of the bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) in Portuguese waters. Fisheries Research 106: 321-328.
- ^ Massutí, E., Morales-Nin, B., Moranta, J., 2000. Age and growth of the bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Osteichthyes: Scorpaenidae), in the western Mediterranean. Fisheries Research 46: 165-176.
- ^ a b c d e f Rodríguez-Mendoza, R., Muñoz, M., Saborido-Rey, F., 2011. Ontogenetic allometry of the bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae),in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean based on geometric morphometrics. Hydrobiology 670: 5-22.
- ^ Esteves, E. Aníbal, J., Krug, H., Silva, H.M. 1997. Contribuition to the study of age and growth of bluemouth, Helicolemus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Dalaroche, 1809) from the Azores. Arquipelago – Life and Marine Sciences 15a: 83-95.
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- ^ a b Vieira, RP, and Barreiros, JP (2010), "Are weight, length and amount of venom related in scorpionfish?", Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases (online) (vol.16 no.3), http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000300002
- ^ a b Krug, H., Mendonça, A., Estâcio, S., Menezes, G., Pinho, M. 2000. Age, growth and reproduction of six demersal species in the Azores. ICES study group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep-Sea Fisheries Resources. 7pp.
- ^ a b c Abecasis, D., (2003) Age and growth of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Azorean waters.
- ^ a b Muñoz, M., Casadevall, M., Bonet, S. (2002), Gametogenesis of Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae). Sarsia: North Atlantic Marine Science.
- ^ Vila, S., Sàbat, M., Hernandez, M. R., Muñoz, M. (2007), Intraovarian sperm storage in Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus: Fertilization, Crypt formation and Maintenance of stored sperm. The Raffles Bulletin Of Zoology, 14: 21-27.
- ^ Muñoz, M., Dimitriadis, C., Casadevall, M., Vila, S., Delgado, E., Lloret, J. and Saborido-Rey, F. (2010), Female reproductive biology of the bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus: spawning and fecundity. Journal of Fish Biology, 77: 2423–2442. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02835.x
- ^ Eschemeyer, W. N., 1969. A systematic review of the Scorpion fishes of the Atlantic Ocean (Pisces: Scorpanidae). Occ. Papers Calif. Acad. Sci. 79, 1–130.
- ^ Barsukov, V. V., 1980. Subspecies of the Atlantic blackbelly rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus (Dela Roche, 1809). J. Ichthyol. 19, 1–17.
- ^ Hureau, J. C., Litvinenko, N. I. 1986. Scorpaenidae. In Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, Vol. 3, (eds. Whitehead, P. J. P., Bauchout, M. L., Hureau, J. C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E.) UNESCO, Paris, pp. 1211-1229.
- ^ Moranta, J., E. Massutí & B. Morales-Nin, 2000. Fish catch composition of the deep-sea decapod crustacean fisheries in the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean). Fisheries Research 45: 253–264.
- ^ Sánchez, P., M. Demestre & P. Martín, 2004. Characterisation of the discards generated by bottom trawling in the northwestern Mediterranean. Fisheries Research 67: 71–80.
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