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. Subtropical; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific Ocean and the Arctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 210 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); 150 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 270.0 kg (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 270.0 kg
Feeds on many varieties of epipelagic and vertically migrating schooling and non-schooling fish and squid; feeding is at night (Ref. 1394). Feeds on many varieties of epipelagic and vertically migrating schooling and non-schooling fish and squid; feeding is at night (Ref. 1394).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Estrus and copulation occur about a week after parturition. Implantation is expected 120 days after copulation.
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
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): 0.2 - 3.8, mean 1.6 (based on 2446 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.03-0.38).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.