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Caulolatilus microps Goode & Bean, 1878

Grey tilefish
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Caulolatilus: Greek, kaulos = stem, stalk + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 162 m (Ref. 8991). Subtropical; 37°N - 24°N, 98°W - 75°W

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Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in USA and Mexico; also in northern and probably eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251); common length : 55.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3276); peso massimo pubblicato: 7.0 kg (Ref. 3276); Età massima riportata: 15 anni (Ref. 6134)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Occurs on mud and rubble bottom. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (crustaceans, mollusks, polychaetes and brittle stars) and fishes. Captured mainly from 75 to 200 m deep and occurring to at least 236 m (Ref. 6134). Marketed fresh.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Functional hermaphroditism has to be confirmed for this species.

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Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78. (Ref. 8991)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
FAO - pesca: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18 - 25.3, mean 22.6 °C (based on 38 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00393 - 0.01061), b=3.10 (2.95 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (K=0.14; tmax=15).
Prior r = 0.33, 95% CL = 0.22 - 0.49, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 45.6 [30.3, 79.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.861 [0.562, 1.309] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.4, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.34 [0.24, 0.48] g/100g; Selenium = 35.4 [20.2, 61.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.45 [3.69, 23.59] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.603 [0.464, 0.822] mg/100g (wet weight);