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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Mataeocephalus: Greek, maa, mataio = silliness + Greek,kepahle = head (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilbert & Cramer.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 400 - 1300 m (Ref. 75667). Deep-water; 26°N - 13°N, 166°W - 148°W (Ref. 1371)
Indo-Pacific, tropical waters: from the Indian Ocean to Sala y Gomez; north to Hawaii; south to New Caledonia.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 95664)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 2; Afterflossenstacheln: 0. Snout long, sharply pointed, with a prominent, bifid, terminal scute; underside of the head almost entirely naked. Body scales with short, conical, posteriorly directed, spinules arranged in 4 to 6 parallel rows. Periproct moderate-sized, pear-shaped to oval, midway between the pelvic and anal fins; usually with a small black fossa anterior to anus.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 3.6 - 6.8, mean 5.6 °C (based on 4 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00111 - 0.00432), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
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