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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube.
Eponymy: Reinhard Carl Friedrich von Dalwigk (1802–1888) was a German politician in the State of Hesse. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 100 - 738 m (Ref. 45593). Subtropical; 44°N - 25°N, 29°W - 17°E
Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean, Madeira, Great Meteor Bank and south along the African coast to about 25°N.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1371)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 66 - 75. Ventral light organ between pectoral fin bases. Color is pinkish tan, oral cavity pale.
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 4774).
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.1 - 14.9, mean 13.9 °C (based on 77 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00112 (0.00057 - 0.00220), b=2.82 (2.64 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 61 [29, 131] mg/100g; Iron = 0.852 [0.454, 1.595] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.8, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.267 [0.134, 0.510] g/100g; Selenium = 41 [17, 89] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.7 [11.5, 158.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.733 [0.490, 1.116] mg/100g (wet weight);