Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal. Tropical; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: South America. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 260 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 220 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 350.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 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
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.3 - 15.6, mean 9.9 (based on 922 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31-0.31).
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
