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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube; sazonovi: Named in honor of Yu.I. Sazonova, who established that the present specimen and the specimens of P. parini represent distinct species (Ref. 33334).
Eponymy: Dr Yuriya (also spelled Yurii) Igorevich Sazonov (1950–2002) was a Russian ichthyologist, marine biologist and botanist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Ichthyology, Zoological Museum, who graduated from Moscow State University [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 272 m (Ref. 33334). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: seamounts on the western part of the Sala y Gomez Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33334)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paulin, K.D., 1991. Two new species of the genus Physiculus (Moridae) from seamounts of the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 31(5):1-5. (Ref. 33334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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