Bregmaceros mcclellandi, Unicorn cod : fisheries

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Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840

Unicorn cod
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Common names from other countries

Bregmacère de l'océan Indien, Bregmacero, أبو قرن للمحيط الهندي, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Etymology: Bregmaceros: Greek, bregma = front of the head + Greek, keras, -atos = horn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John McClelland (1805–1875) was a British doctor with interests in geology and natural history. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten pelagic-oceanic; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 26165). Subtropical; 25°N - 6°N, 62°E - 100°E

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Indian Ocean: confirmed from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Reports from outside this area are most likely misidentifications (A.S. Harold, pers. comm., 18/08/98) and name reported from western Pacific may be a misidentification of B. pseudolanceolatus (Ref. 114229).

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4496); common length : 7.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2872); publicerad maxvikt: 8.50 g (Ref. 128684)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 57 - 66; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 58 - 69; Ryggkotor: 52 - 58. Body is elongate, brownish and with speckling above and silvery below. The cheek and lower head also silver. Single occipital ray long and delicate, extending to near the middle of the second dorsal fin (Ref. 46075). Pelvic fins are jugular.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

If taxonomy is correct, both onshore in brackish water and oceanic. According to larval survey, occurrence in the tropics is wide (Ref. 9902, 45075). Feed on planktonic crustaceans. Also caught with bagnets (Ref. 2872).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Bailly, Nicolas | Medarbetare

Cohen, D.M., 1990. Bregmacerotidae. p. 524-525. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4496)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 5.6 - 13.1, mean 8.8 °C (based on 755 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00194 - 0.00680), b=3.16 (2.99 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Assuming tm=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 371 [67, 1,117] mg/100g; Iron = 2.89 [0.77, 7.08] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [14.9, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.283 [0.119, 0.635] g/100g; Selenium = 41.6 [13.0, 146.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 63.1 [14.0, 271.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.55, 2.50] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.