Threadfin rockling (Gaidropsarus ensis)

Scientific name: Gaidropsarus ensis Reinhardt, 1837

Threadfin rockling (Gaidropsarus ensis)

The Threadfin rockling (Gaidropsarus ensis) is a marine fish of the family Lotidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gaidropsarus ensis
Family
Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
0–2000 m (0–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic: Baffin Bay, Greenland, and from deep waters off the east coast of North America from near Browns Bank (Canada) to off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (USA).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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