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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Laemonema: Greek, laimos = throat + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 336 - 1200 m (Ref. 31160). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira (Ref. 2799) and St. Helena (Ref. 5288). Reported from Hawaii (Ref. 58302).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5288)
A benthic species (Ref. 58302) found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cohen, D.M., 1979. Eretmophoridae. p. 322-326. In J.C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean, CLOFNAM, Volume 1. Unesco, Paris. (Ref. 2729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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