Table 1.
Summarized information on IUCN classification and year of assessment, number of individuals collected (N), size range, Length–Mass relationship parameters (a, b and r2), maximum observed age, mature specimens period and number of observations (Nm) and main diet items of the eleven studied species. CR = Critically Endangered; DD = Data Deficient; EN = Endangered; LC = Least Concern; NA = Not Assessed; NT = Near Threatened; VU = Vulnerable.
| IUCN Assessment | Length-Mass Relationship | Mature Specimens | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Global | Mediterranean | N | Depth Range (m) | a | b | r2 | Sex | Size Range (cm) | Maximum Observed Age (Years) | Period | Nm | Diet Items |
| A. bovinus | CR (2020) | CR (2016) |
12 | 35–50 | 0.007 | 3.149 | 0.98 | F | 41.3–81.0 * | ND | - | Gastropods, Hermit crabs |
|
| M | 38.0–102.0 * | February | 1 | ||||||||||
| M. aquila | CR (2020) | VU (2016) |
91 | 29–43 | 0.011 | 3.076 | 0.93 | F | 26.0–58.7 * | March, June | 2 | Gastropods, Hermit crabs |
|
| M | 25.2–50.4 * | June–December | 8 | ||||||||||
| D. nidarosiensis | NT (2014) | NA | 47 | 550–1573 | 0.002 | 3.220 | 0.97 | F | 379–1482 | 12 | January–December | 34 | Crustaceans |
| M | 24.0–1190.0 | 12 | January–December | 4 | |||||||||
| L. circularis | EN (2014) | CR (2016) |
77 | 128–620 | 0.001 | 3.360 | 0.99 | F | 17.1–90.3 | 11 | June | 1 | Crustaceans |
| M | 19.8–73.4 | 11 | June | 1 | |||||||||
| T. nobiliana | DD (2004) | LC (2016) |
26 | 200–600 | 0.014 | 3.026 | 0.99 | F | 24.2–101.5 | 17/18 | January, April | 2 | Bony fish |
| M | 24.0–66.6 | 8 | ND | - | |||||||||
| H. perlo | NT (2019) | DD (2016) |
31 | 336–600 | 0.004 | 2.904 | 0.94 | F | 54.5–113.3 | June | 1 | Bony fish, Cephalopods |
|
| M | 57.1–95.0 | March | 2 | ||||||||||
| H. griseus | NT (2019) | LC (2016) |
19 | 500–624 | 0.002 | 3.117 | 0.99 | F | 75.9–518.0 | January | 2 | Bony fish, Cephalopods |
|
| M | 83.1–299.0 | July | 1 | ||||||||||
| C. uyato | EN (2019) | NA | 285 | 360–653 | 0.001 | 3.344 | 0.99 | F | 38.3–106.5 | January–December | 20 | Bony fish, Cephalopods |
|
| M | 38.3–91.7 | January–December | 77 | ||||||||||
| D. licha | VU (2017) | VU (2016) |
251 | 510–682 | 0.002 | 3.176 | 0.96 | F | 28.9–108.6 | January–December | 13 | Bony fish, Cephalopods |
|
| M | 26.2–94.4 | January–December | 18 | ||||||||||
| O. centrina | VU (2007) | CR (2016) |
67 | 180–600 | 0.001 | 3.699 | 0.95 | F | 25.6–78.2 | January–December | 14 | Elasmobranchs Egg-capsules |
|
| M | 22.7–74.6 | January–March, July | 7 | ||||||||||
| C. monstrosa | VU (2019) | NT (2016) |
192 | 400–1212 | 0.066 | 2.941 | 0.97 | F | 3.6–27.8 ** | May, July | 2 | Crustaceans, Bivalves |
|
| M | 4.4–21.8 ** | January, July | 5 | ||||||||||
* Disc Width; ** Pre-Ventral Length.