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Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gadiformes (Cods) >
Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Laemonema: Greek, laimos = throat + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 180 - 792 m (Ref. 31160). Subtropical; 43°N - 26°S
Western Atlantic: off Canada to off southern Brazil; including the Gulf of Mexico, off French Guiana and off Suriname.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128822); max. published weight: 191.50 g (Ref. 128822)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 66-73;
Anal
soft rays: 65 - 71;
Vertebrae: 56 - 59. Height of the first dorsal fin 10.1-17.1%SL, average 13.8%SL. Interorbital narrow, 3.4-4.7%SL. Orbit diameter 6.4-8.3%SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Meléndez, C., R. and D.F. Markle, 1997. Phylogeny and zoogeography of Laemonema and Guttigadus (Pisces: Gadiformes: Moridae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 61(3):593-670. (Ref. 31160)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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