Acadian redfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits shallow water; rocky or clay-silt bottom . Bears live young. Gregarious during all life. Feeds on euphausiids, decapods, mysids, small mollusks and fishes. Ovoviviparous . A long-lived species with estimated life span of 30-50 years, slow growing and has low fecundity. Late juveniles (11-20 cm total length) were primarily associated with boulder reefs that have deep interstices amongst the boulders; as well as in exposed boulders that do not have crevices along their lower margins, but are surrounded by dense patches of cerianthid anemones, Cerianthus borealis. The use of both boulder and cerianthid habitats are either on an encounter basis, regardless of habitat saturation or predation pressure, or because boulder reefs serve as recruitment habitats, and cerianthid habitats serve as a conduit for redfish moving away from saturated boulder reef sites .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Acadian redfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Acadian redfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Acadian redfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Ovoviviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 592 m , usually 128 - 366 m . Temperate; 74°N - 35°N, 75°W - 13°W Northwest Atlantic: Gulf of St.
🌿 Ecology
euphausiids, decapods, mysids, small mollusks and fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Acadian redfish · Acadian rockfish · Labrador redfish · Redfish |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Amerikansk rødfisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Sebaste américaine · sébaste acadien |
| 🌍ISL | Vínlandskarfi |
| 🌍LIT | rožinis jūrinis ešerys |
| 🇷🇺Russian | американский окунь |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | gallineta |
| 🌍TUR | mezgit balığı |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 96 records indexed .
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