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Pterophycis spatium Ho, 2019

Bigfin mora
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Pterophycis: Name from Latin 'pter' meaning fin and 'phycis' for a cod, referring to the diagnostic large pelvic fin of the genus.;  spatium: Name from Latin 'spatium' meaning 'distance', referring to the clear gape between the anus and genital papilla, which is unique for the family..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 121621). Subtropical

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Northwestern Pacific: southwestern Taiwan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121621)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 75; Anal soft rays: 71; Vertebrae: 55. This genus is distinguished by the following characters: with a ventral light organ; differs from all other genera in the family by having a genital papilla separated from anus by several small scales, a large pelvic fin with all rays elongated; snout broad and rounded, not shelf-like; palatines and vomer toothless; swimbladder with elongate projections that attached to openings at rear of the skull; pelvic-fin rays 7; first dorsal fin short-based, with 8 rays; second dorsal and anal fins long-based, with margins not indented (Ref. 121621).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Trawled in shallow waters, less than 100 m depth (Ref. 121621).

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Ho, H.-C., 2019. A new genus and species of the cod fish family Moridae (Order Gadiiformes) from southwestern Taiwan. Zootaxa 4702(1):32-40. (Ref. 121621)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
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 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).