Mullus argentinae, Argentine goatfish : fisheries

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Mullus argentinae Hubbs & Marini, 1933

Argentine goatfish
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Mullus: Latin, mullus = soft (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Hubbs & Marini.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 20 - 60 m (Ref. 27363). Subtropical; 20°S - 41°S, 65°W - 40°W

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Mappa dei ritrovamenti | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Southwest Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 12736), Uruguay to northern Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm 13.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6077)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 6. Body reddish dorsally, pinkish ventrally. Large blotch or band of jet black near tip of first dorsal fin. Three bands on second dorsal fin. Posterior median rays of caudal fin blackish, both lobes with indistinct bands. Pectoral and pelvic fins reddish. Anal fin rays pale pinkish, its membrane translucent, and its base milky white. Cheek and preopercular silvery white (Ref. 27363).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Marketed fresh.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Randall, John E. | Collaboratori

Cervigón, F. and W. Fischer, 1979. INFOPESCA. Catálogo de especies marinas de interes economico actual o potencial para América Latina. Parte 1. Atlántico centro y suroccidental. FAO/UNDP, SIC/79/1. 372 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 6077)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
FAO - pesca: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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E-book | Giuda pratica | Generatore frequenze di lunghezza | Strumento Parametri Biologici | Mappa dei ritrovamenti | Catch-MSY |

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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio. 123201): 13.9 - 22.3, mean 20.3 °C (based on 31 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00889 - 0.01177), b=3.10 (3.06 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  3.5   ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 106 [59, 224] mg/100g; Iron = 0.511 [0.202, 1.904] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.3, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.737 [0.445, 1.224] g/100g; Selenium = 15.4 [7.0, 35.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.8 [5.2, 57.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.253 [0.164, 0.577] mg/100g (wet weight);