Teleostei (teleosts) > 
Gadiformes (Cods) > 
Moridae (Morid cods)						
							
							Etymology: Gadella: Diminutive of latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a leading American ichthyologist, physician, educator, peace activist and believer in eugenics; moreover, he was founding President of Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range					
						Ecology					
				
				
				
					Marine;  bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 760 m (Ref. 41299). Deep-water				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Northwest Pacific:  east coast of Japan and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Ref. 1371); also Taiwan (Ref. 12711).
				
				 
			
			
				
					Size / Weight / Age
				
				
				
					Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41299)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition I. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp v-866. (Ref. 41299)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 6.5 - 10.4, mean 8.1 °C (based on 185 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00192 - 0.00787), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trophic level  (Ref. 
69278):  3.3   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives					
											
				
				
										
						Resilience  (Ref. 
120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 
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