Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus) fish species and information / pictures of Mediterranean slimehead - Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus

Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus

Common Name
Mediterranean slimehead

Biology
Ref. 3583 and 3474 state the species is pelagic but Ref. 2683 indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999).

Classification

Classified By

Cuvier, 1829

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sawbellies (Beryciformes)

Family

Slimeheads (Trachichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Generally cosmopolitan. Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Generally cosmopolitan. Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal, Canary Islands, and the Gulf of Guinea, including the Mediterranean; also Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4181). Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Ref. 9942) and South Africa (Ref. 4181). Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to northern Gulf of Mexico, Great Antilles, and Venezuela to southern Brazil (Moore, pers. comm.).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

1175 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 1175 m (Ref. 9942)

Trophic Level

3.49 s.e. 0.53 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

42.0 cm

Common Length

20.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (64 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11; tmax=11)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated