Uruguay country information

Common names: Merluza negra, Patagonian tootfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nion, H., C. Rios and P. Meneses, 2002
National Database: Dinara

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
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Common names from other countries

Клыкач патагонский, Légine australe, Austromerluza negra, ... more

Main reference

Dewitt, H.H., P.C. Heemstra and O. Gon. 1990. (Ref. 5179)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 215 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2121); common length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2121); max. published weight: 9.6 kg (Ref. 58336); max. reported age: 31 years (Ref. 87879)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 38 - 60 cm

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 50 - 3850 m (Ref. 11892), usually 70 - 1500 m (Ref. 2121)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 7°C (Ref. 107945); 33°S - 66°S, 77°W - 180°E (Ref. 54228)

Distribution

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: southern Chile round the coast to Patagonia (Argentina) and the Falkland Islands. Southwest Pacific: Macquarie Island. Southern Ocean: South Georgia. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and seamounts of the Indian sector.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-30; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 30; Vertebrae: 53 - 54. Lateral line scales 88-104 (upper), 61-77 (lower).

At 12-15 cm TL, semi-pelagic juveniles become demersal at 150-400 m depth (Ref. 55957). Adults migrate to deeper habitats at depths greater than 1,000 m (Ref. 55957). Utilized as food fish (Ref. 4931).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.68 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=230,000; tmax>=21)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898