Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 800 - 1000 m. Deep-water; 39°S - 55°S
Southeast Atlantic: along the coast of South Africa, from the Cape to East London. Southwest Atlantic: from about 39° to 55°S (Ref. 1371). Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and the sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean (Ref. 45488).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)
Found on the upper slope.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Chiu, T.S., D.F. Markle and R. Meléndez, 1990. Moridae. p. 183-187. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5208)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2 - 3.5, mean 2.6 °C (based on 14 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [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): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
