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Zeidae (Dories)
Etymology: Zenopsis: Particle zen, derived from zao = to give life + Greek, opsis = appearance.
More on author: Lowe.
Taxonomic Remarks
The spelling conchifera is considered as the correct one by some authors. To be verified.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 50 - 600 m (Ref. 4968), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 36731). Deep-water; 58°N - 28°S
Northwestern Atlantic: Sable Island, Canada to northern North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251) to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363). Northeastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, stray in Mediterranean (Ref. 93173), to South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa to Somalia (Ref. 30573), but not Red Sea, to India. Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 5978) but not in the Pacific Ocean.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4253); common length : 50.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217); publicerad maxvikt: 3.2 kg (Ref. 7251)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 10; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 24 - 26; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 24 - 26. Body silvery, with a dusky mid lateral spot just posterior to and slightly above end of pectoral fin (Ref. 4253). Fin membranes of spinous dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins blackish (Ref. 27363).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Frequently encountered in coastal waters (Ref. 27000). Occurs near the bottom or in midwater, over muddy substrates (Ref. 5377). Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951). Found in small schools (Ref. 4968). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 5213) and squids (Ref. 5951). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 27363.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Karrer, C. and A. Post, 1990. Zeidae. p. 631-633. 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. 6953)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 6.1 - 20.1, mean 13.6 °C (based on 418 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.01039 - 0.01751), b=2.93 (2.85 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming tm>4).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Sårbarhet för klimatet (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 11.5 [6.2, 25.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.315 [0.130, 0.656] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [14.7, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.338 [0.158, 0.710] g/100g; Selenium = 21.5 [8.7, 51.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.5 [2.7, 90.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.265 [0.169, 0.420] mg/100g (wet weight);