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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Laemonema: Greek, laimos = throat + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Cramer.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 666 - 2600 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 28°N - 14°N
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9316)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 46 - 51; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 39 - 42; Vértebra: 42 - 43. Slender body with elongated tail; depth 12-15% of its length. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36399).
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 9316). Adults usually collected in midwater trawls and in the stomachs of deep-feeding predators (Ref. 31160). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36399).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Inada, T., 1995. Merlucciidae. Merluzas. p. 1272-1274. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9316)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 2.6, mean 2.2 °C (based on 29 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).