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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Laemonema: Greek, laimos = throat + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 452 - 644 m (Ref. 31160). Deep-water
Northwest Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41039)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 60 - 68; Anal soft rays: 52 - 59; Vertebrae: 38 - 42. Slightly broad body with small, deciduous scales. Anal fin with depression at its middle length. Posterior end of dorsal and anal fins with a black triangle; caudal fin end with a black vertical band.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Meléndez, C., R. and D.F. Markle, 1997. Phylogeny and zoogeography of Laemonema and Guttigadus (Pisces: Gadiformes: Moridae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 61(3):593-670. (Ref. 31160)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.1 - 14.9, mean 11.3 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).