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
Pelagic. Temperate; 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic Ocean. Temperate to sub polar waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 280 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 250 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 235.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 235.0 kg
Found in deep waters of the outer continental shelf and slope. Feeds on small schooling fish and squid (Ref. 1394).
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)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.1 - 9.6, mean 4.3 (based on 901 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.