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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
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 30 - 162 m (Ref. 8991). Subtropical; 37°N - 24°N, 98°W - 75°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in USA and Mexico; also in northern and probably eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7251); common length : 55.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3276); publicerad maxvikt: 7.0 kg (Ref. 3276); rapporterad maxålder: 15 år (Ref. 6134)
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
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Functional hermaphroditism has to be confirmed for this species.
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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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): PD
50 = 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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (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).
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);