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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Gadella: Diminutive of latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 425 - 790 m (Ref. 31777). Deep-water; 21°S - 24°S
Western Pacific: New Caledonia and Norfolk Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31777)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 77 - 78; Vertebrae: 55 - 57. Gadiform fish with single row of large irregular canine-like teeth in upper and lower jaws and a small triangular patch of minute teeth at symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 31777). First dorsal fin origin behind pectoral insertion, first ray minute, second ray longest (Ref. 31777). Second dorsal fin occurs straight behind first, posterior fin rays longest (Ref. 31777).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paulin, C.D. and C.D. Roberts, 1997. Review of the morid cods (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii, Moridae) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species of Gadella. p. 17-41. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (MMNHN), 174. (Ref. 31777)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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