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Latridae (Trumpeters)
Etymology: Nemadactylus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 21°S - 57°S, 76°W - 41°W
Southeast Pacific: Bahia Mansa, Chile. Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 9062) to the Argentine Patagonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077); max. published weight: 450.00 g (Ref. 4883)
Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 54164).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pereiro, S. and A. Vásquez, 1988. Peces marinos III. p. 65-94. In G.B. Cabal, B. Marcheti (eds.) Fauna Argentina: Peces. Centro Editor de América Latina S.A., Junin, Buenos Aires, Brazil, 102 p. (Ref. 7392)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 5.1 - 20.3, mean 11.3 °C (based on 177 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00626 - 0.01674), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm = 2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 81.1 [45.9, 148.1] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.11 [0.71, 1.76] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.1 [17.4, 20.8] % ; Omega3 = 0.356 [0.255, 0.500] g/100g ; Selenium = 31.3 [17.1, 55.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 13.9 [5.5, 34.2] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.872 [0.640, 1.208] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.