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Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Etymology: Micromesistius: Greek, mikros = small + greek, mesos = middle + Greek, istion = sail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 50 - 900 m (Ref. 27363), usually 200 - 400 m (Ref. 7061). Temperate; 37°S - 65°S, 165°E - 34°W (Ref. 54589)
There are 2 disjunct populations. Micromesistius australis australis occurs around the Falkland Islands and Argentine Patagonia in the southwest Atlantic; off Chile in the southeast Pacific; also off South Georgia, South Shetland and South Orkney islands. Micromesistius australis pallidus occurs around the South Island of New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 33.7, range 33 - 40 cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1371); common length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1371); peso massimo pubblicato: 850.00 g (Ref. 4883); Età massima riportata: 30 anni (Ref. 7059)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 43 - 55; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 56 - 71; Vertebre: 54 - 57.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Invades shelf waters during summer and concentrating over the continental slope in winter. Forms schools (Ref. 9072). The young feed on euphausiids and amphipods and occasionally on copepods, cephalopods and small fish. Utilized in frozen blocks and as fishmeal. In Japan used as suerii (minced meat) for karaoke (fish cake) (Ref. 27363). Can be fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
Oviparous, sexes are separate (Ref. 205).
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 3.4 - 9.1, mean 5.8 °C (based on 109 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00221 - 0.00624), b=3.14 (2.99 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.8 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.18; tm=2-5; tmax=30).
Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.36 - 0.82, Based on 5 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 38.2 [10.7, 99.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.368 [0.123, 1.121] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.4, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.381 [0.149, 0.940] g/100g; Selenium = 12.1 [3.0, 42.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.29 [1.98, 46.46] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.673 [0.286, 1.563] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
