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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Bathygadinae
Etymology: Gadomus: Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335); pepperi: Named for Roger Pepper, fishing master of FRV Southern Surveyor and FRV Soela.. More on author: Iwamoto.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 817 - 1500 m (Ref. 35909). Deep-water, preferred ?
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia, to Bass Strait, New South Wales and Queensland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35909)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2. Narrow space separating the premaxillary dentigerous band (5.3-6.6% of premaxillary length); first dorsal fin with 9-10 soft rays; barbel less than three times orbit diameter, not extending beyond jaws. About 75 pyloric caeca. Remarks: second ray of first dorsal and upper ray of pectoral greatly extended; outer ray of pelvic fin extending well beyond anal origin; extended rays of pectoral slender.
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams, 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(3):105-243. (Ref. 35909)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.1 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100) .