Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 400 - 3185 m (Ref. 1371), usually 600 - 1500 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 47°S - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 1371)
Southern Ocean: Circumpolar (generally confined inside the Convergence except in the Falkland Islands area).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 84.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 124151); poids max. publié: 5.1 kg (Ref. 124151)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 124 - 125; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 110. Eyes relatively large. Snout short, moderately pointed, usually somewhat rounded with a high dorsal profile in adults, but often with prominent tubercles at its tip and lateral angles. Mouth large, lips thin. Underside of the head generally covered with small scales. Pyloric caeca 18 to 28. Overall color dark brown to swarthy in most individuals, but some are much paler; fins and lips blackish (Ref. 1371).
Remains of natant crustaceans (especially euphausiids), polychaetes, and fish (gonostomatids) have been found in the stomachs of three specimens examined.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
Outils
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