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Offshore rockfish (Pontinus kuhlii) fish species and information / pictures of Offshore rockfish - Pontinus kuhlii

Offshore rockfish (Pontinus kuhlii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pontinus kuhlii

Common Name
Offshore rockfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11

Classification

Classified By

Bowdich, 1825

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Scorpionfishes or rockfishes (Scorpaenidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Madeira, the Azores and Mediterranean (Sicily and from the Spanish coast) (Ref. 4570) south to 8?30'S, including Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Reported from S?o Tom? Island (Ref. 34088).

Range

42°N - 8°S, 32°W - 16°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 600 m (Ref. 5377), usually 100 - 460 m (Ref. 27000)

Trophic Level

4.05 s.e. 0.70 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

52.0 cm

Common Length

31.5 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: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=6-8; K=0.07-0.13; tmax=18)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated