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Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Emmelichthys: Greek, emmelyes, -es, -es = harmonious + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek,ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 86 - 500 m (Ref. 58489). Deep-water; 16°S - 43°S, 13°W - 167°W
Southastern Atlantic: Off western Cape coast in South Africa, Namibia and Tristan da Cunha. Indo-Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens is found in the eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 20.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 115123)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 10. Reddish, darker (bluish grey) dorsally, silvery white below (Ref. 5325).
A schooling species (Ref. 9563). Reported from between depths of 86 m (Ref. 58489) and 500 m (Ref. 5325). Juveniles occur near the surface, often with schools of clupeids while adults are found near the bottom in deeper water (Ref. 3394). Adults feed mainly on larger zooplankton (Ref. 3394). An excellent food fish; marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 3394).
Asynchronous batch spawner with indeterminate fecundity (Ref. 115109). Spawns once every 3-5 days (Ref. 115109).
Heemstra, P.C., 1984. Emmelichthyidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3394)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 9.6 - 16.6, mean 13.1 °C (based on 101 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tm=2.5; Tmax=8-21; batch Fecundity>1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low vulnerability (7 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 32.9 [18.5, 76.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.561 [0.226, 1.140] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [16.2, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.224 [0.116, 0.434] g/100g; Selenium = 24.2 [9.3, 55.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.23 [1.96, 42.53] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.444 [0.289, 0.684] mg/100g (wet weight);