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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
Etymology: Urophycis: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, phyke, pykis, -idos = the female of a fish that lives among algae (Greek = phykon), related with the gudgeon (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 27 - 684 m (Ref. 1371), usually 360 - 470 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water, preferred ?; 31°N - 38°S, 97°W - 38°W (Ref. 56854)

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Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, northern coasts of South America to the Orinoco, perhaps to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 2.5 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 14 years (Ref. 51038)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Upper limb of first gill arch with 2 or 3 rakers; the barbel very short, or absent in many specimens. A diffuse dusky blotch present on the opercle.

Found on mud bottoms.

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Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of potential interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5044 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00396 - 0.00606), b=3.13 (3.07 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.1 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=14; k=0.15-0.19).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean, 1896)