Sea beaked redfish

Beaked redfish is a commercial marine fish that is found in the North Atlantic and the seas of the Arctic Ocean. Beaked redfish are popular among anglers.

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• Where does the beaked redfish live?
  
• What does a beaked sea beaked redfish look like?
  
• What does sea beaked redfish eat?
  
• Lifestyle of sea beaked redfish
  
• Beaked redfish
  

 

 

Where does the beaked redfish live?

The sea beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) is common in the Berents and Norwegian Seas, off the coast of Iceland, in the Iceland-Faroe Rapids, in the Denmark Strait off the east and west coasts of Greenland, off the east coast of Baffin Island and Labrador.

What does a beaked sea beaked redfish look like?

 

One of the deepest-sea species (from 300 to 1000 m) - beaked sea beaked redfish - is so named for the highly developed outgrowth at the front end of the lower jaw, which is small in ordinary golden perch.

 

What does sea beaked redfish eat?

 

The sea beaked redfish feeds on amphipods, copepods, euphausids, shrimp, juvenile squid and various types of fish. The beaked sea beaked redfish has developed cannibalism.

The lowest feeding activity is observed in April - May, when it feeds on copepods, euphausids and shrimp. In summer, the feeding intensity of beaked perch increases; it feeds on amphipods, juvenile squid and fish, including cannibalism. In autumn, the proportion of cephalopods and fish in the diet increases. He feeds actively until October.

 

Lifestyle of sea beaked redfish

 

The beaked sea beaked redfish grows slowly. Lives up to 75 years. Reaches puberty at 12-14 years of age. Therefore, it is at increased risk of extinction due to uncontrolled overfishing in recent years.

Until 6-7 years of age, sea beaked redfish stays in those areas where it was brought in the larval and juvenile stages.

After hatching, perch larvae remain in the most superficial layers of water. In May, the fry descend to a depth of 25 m, in June-July to 50 m, in December to 300 m. The beaked redfish settle to the bottom only in December.

Beaked redfish at the age of 1-3 years lives at depths of 100-300 m, at the age of 4-8 years - at depths of 200-500 m.

Fishing for beaked redfish

 

Beaked redfish fish are caught at temperatures at the bottom from +0.2 to +7.2°C. , and most often about 2°C. Given its small numbers, it is found only in bycatch. In addition, specimens larger than 200 grams are rarely found. They catch beaked redfish using mussels, liver and similar bait.