Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
Batidemersal. Tropical; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: South America. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 260 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1394); 220 cm TL (female); peso máximo publicado: 350.0 kg (Ref. 1394); peso máximo publicado: 350.0 kg
Found over the continental shelf and slope. Occurs in deep waters, and also venture into freshwaters in rivers and around glaciers. Feeds on many species of benthic and pelagic fishes, and invertebrates (i.e. lobster, krill, squid, octopus, and jellyfish), and occasionally penguins and young South American seals) (Ref. 1394). Preyed upon by a sevengill shark (Ref. 8910).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.3 - 15.6, mean 9.9 (based on 922 cells).
Resiliencia
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.31-0.31).
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.