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Name: |
Smooth Oreo Dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus) |
Family: |
Oreosomatidae (Oreos) |
Order: |
Zeiformes (dories) |
Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Alternative Name: |
Smooth oreo |
Max size: |
61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6390); max. published weight: 5,000 g (Ref. 6390); max. reported age: 100 years |
Environment: |
Bathydemersal; oceanodromous; marine ; depth range 400 - 1500 m |
Climate: |
Deep-water; 23°S - 67°S |
Importance: |
Fisheries: Commercial |
Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07; tmax=100) |
Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: off Suriname, off Uruguay to Argentina and the Falklands. Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa, including the northern part of Walvis Ridge (Ref. 6545). South Pacific: off southern Chile, Bellingshausen and Australian-Antarctic Basin to New Zealand, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia and the Kerguelen Islands. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-36; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 31-34. Female adult chocolate brown in color with darker fins; prejuveniles silvery with numerous dark spots of various sizes which become larger with age (Ref. 6548). |