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Vulnerability
Species’ vulnerability not assesed
Information
Occurs mainly on rocky bottoms in fairly deep water. Found more commonly from 100 to 400 m. Feeds on fish (cod, herring, flatfish), lobsters, cephalopods and starfishes. Principal spawning areas are Biscay, slopes west of the British Isles and off the Faeroes and southern Iceland. Marketed fresh, dried or salted and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled and baked.
Localization
Northwest Atlantic: off southern Greenland and Canada. Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea and Iceland to Morocco. Northwestern Mediterranean Sea.
Credits: Fishbase, Sealifebase, Aquamaps
Environment
Marine
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