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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube; maslowskii: Named in memory of A.D. Maslovskiy, Associate Professor in the Department of Hydrobiology, Khar'kov State University and the author's first teacher (Ref. 45011).
Eponymy: Alexandr Davidovich Maslovskiy (1897–1969) was Head of the Museum of Nature of Kharkov University (Ukraine). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 280 - 700 m (Ref. 45011). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: middle part of Walvis Ridge and on a seamount of the Vavilov Ridge.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 45011)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 68 - 74; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 65 - 72. Jaws with outer row of numerous minute teeth and closely adjoining inner rows of sparse fang-shaped teeth. Upper jaw with additional inner band of minute teeth, separated from the series of fang-shaped teeth by 3 spaces. Trunk with 120-130 transverse rows of scales. Lower side of head and the lower surface of lower jaw, without scales; second dorsal fin with 57-62 rays. Gill rakers thin, slightly flattened. Abdominal cavity extends to above the base of 13th-14th rays of anal fin. Pyloric caeca 8-11. Paired fins more or less whitish (Ref. 45011).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Trunov, I.A., 1991. Fishes of the family Moridae from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (genera Mora Risso and Physiculus Kaup). J. Ichthyol. 31(6):110-116. (Ref. 45011)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 1.8 - 4.2, mean 3.5 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
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