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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Lepidion: Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 750 - 800 m (Ref. 57178). Subtropical; 44°N - 32°N, 32°W - 6°W
Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Portugal, and west coast of Spain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 81.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4774)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Cohen, D.M., 1979. Eretmophoridae. p. 322-326. In J.C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean, CLOFNAM, Volume 1. Unesco, Paris. (Ref. 2729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.4 - 4.9, mean 4.3 °C (based on 25 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): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).