AnAge entry for Hoplostethus atlanticus
Classification (HAGRID: 03814)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
- Species
- Hoplostethus atlanticus
- Common name
- Orange roughy
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 149 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The orange roughy is a slow-growing, long-lived species. Age at sexual maturity is unknown but may be as high as 30 years. Their maximum longevity has been estimates to be as high as 149 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 6,448 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 7,208 days
- Adult weight
- 3,850 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0022] Cailliet et al. (2001), Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep- dwellers live longer? (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 166139
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 96778
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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