Morocco country information

Common names: Bartola, Mostela
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Phycidae (Phycid hakes)
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Common names from other countries

Налим нитеперый большеглазый, Phycis de fond, Brótola de fango, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 110 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); max. published weight: 3.5 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 20 years (Ref. 1371)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 33 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 1200 m (Ref. 104125), usually 100 - 450 m (Ref. 1371)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 69°N - 20°N, 29°W - 36°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Cape Blanc, West Africa; also the Mediterranean.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Pelvic fin rays extremely elongated, reaching well beyond the origin of the anal fin. First dorsal fin with an elongate ray. Body color is brown to red-gray dorsally, becoming paler ventrally.

Depth range from 10-800 m (Ref. 1371) and from 300-1047 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Found over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 1371). Young more coastal and found on the continental shelf while adults migrate along the slope (Ref. 1371). Feed mainly on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 1371). Commonly less than 45 cm TL (Ref. 1371). Marketed fresh, also as fillets and fishmeal (Ref. 1371).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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References
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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6255 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.66 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.21; tmax=20)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (63 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768)