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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Guttigadus: Latin, gutta, drop, gum + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ismael Kong Urbina (1942–2008) was a zoologist and ichthyologist at the University of Antofagasta, Chile, where he taught Marine Ecology and Aquaculture Engineering and was appointed Professor of Zoology (1980). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 55 - 1500 m (Ref. 31160). Deep-water
South Pacific: off Chile, southern Australia, and New Zealand. Southeast Atlantic: off Argentina. Also recorded from the channel between Marion and Prince Edward islands in the Indian Ocean sector of the Antarctic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 66 - 85; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 61 - 75; Vertebrae: 49 - 56. Body short, broad, covered by small deciduous scales, ending in a very small caudal peduncle; 20-23 modified scales on lateral line; gill chamber, mouth floor and lips without pigmentation; 49-56 total vertebrae; mouth subterminal (Ref. 31160).
Inhabits continental and insular slopes (Ref. 5208), as well as seamounts (Ref. 31160). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 5208.
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: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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