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Common names: Southern rover, Suidelike rondloper
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Sometimes caught off the western Cape coast. Also Ref. 4537.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Красноглазка южная, Andorrève du Cap, Andorrero del Cabo, ... more

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. 1984. (Ref. 3394)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115123)

Length at first maturity
L_m 20.9 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 86 - 500 m (Ref. 58489)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 16°S - 43°S, 13°W - 167°W

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Eastern Atlantic: Off western Cape coast in South Africa, Namibia and Tristan da Cunha. Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens is found in the eastern Pacific.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Reddish, darker (bluish grey) dorsally, silvery white below (Ref. 5325).

A schooling species (Ref. 9563). Reported from between depths of 86 m (Ref. 58489) and 500 m (Ref. 5325). Juveniles occur near the surface, often with schools of clupeids while adults are found near the bottom in deeper water (Ref. 3394). Adults feed mainly on larger zooplankton (Ref. 3394). An excellent food fish; marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 3394).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.41 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax > 3;)

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

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus Richardson, 1845