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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Mataeocephalus: Greek, maa, mataio = silliness + Greek,kepahle = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 700 - 1600 m (Ref. 9315). Deep-water; 9°N - 3°S, 94°W - 77°W (Ref. 1371)
Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast of Panama, Colombia and Ecuador; Cocos and Galapagos islands.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 1371)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 2; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0. Eyes large; snout long, with a prominent, bifid terminal scute; underside of the head almost entirely naked, with relatively little ventral overlap of scales along the leading edge of the snout. Body scales with short, conical spinules, arranged in parallel rows. Periproct large, oval, several scale rows from anal fin. Pyloric caeca 16 to 21.
Maximum TL of more than 30 cm (Ref. 9315).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.3 - 5.8, mean 4.8 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00111 - 0.00431), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 38.8 [11.5, 91.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.333 [0.143, 0.925] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.5, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.134 [0.049, 0.350] g/100g; Selenium = 17.2 [5.6, 46.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.9 [3.3, 230.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.581 [0.317, 1.160] mg/100g (wet weight);