Biological data on scorpion fishes (scorpaenid) of the Azores (1985 onwards)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1985 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | All the EEZ of the Azores Archipelago (mainly Faial island) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fish non taxonomy-related morphology |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | Biological database of Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus, Pontinus kuhlli and other scorpaenid of the Azores. The scorpion fishes of the Azores are fished by long-line, mainly at depths greater than 300 m. Bluemouth is one of the more frequent fishes in the Azorean demersal fisheries, with increasing landings in the last years. The females of this species spawn from January to May. The von Bertalanffy growth equation and the weight-length relationships have been calculated for both sexes. |
| Originators | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Availability | No access |
| Contact | Not supplied (Director of the Department (DOP/UA)) |
| Address | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Telephone | +351 92 22988/22944/23460/22945 |
| Facsimile | +351 292292659 |
| pereira@dop.uac.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15037007 |
| Global identifier | 2289 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-30 |
