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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > 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).

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 280 - 700 m (Ref. 45011). Deep-water

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Eastern Atlantic: middle part of Walvis Ridge and on a seamount of the Vavilov Ridge.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45011)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68 - 74; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 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).

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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)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 02 February 2015

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Not Evaluated

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Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 1.8 - 4.2, mean 3.5 °C (based on 46 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00195 - 0.00776), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).

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