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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Macrourus: Greek, makroura = great tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir Thomas Barnby Whitson (1869–1948) was a Scottish accountant who was Treasurer and Accountant of the Scotia Committee; ‘Scotia’ was the ship from which the type was collected during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902–1904). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 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).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 84.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 124151); peso massimo pubblicato: 5.1 kg (Ref. 124151)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 2; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 124 - 125; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
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
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): -0.1 - 1.4, mean 0.6 °C (based on 598 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00200 (0.00120 - 0.00331), b=3.21 (3.06 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.49 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 20.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.3 [6.7, 49.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.311 [0.139, 0.894] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [14.9, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.044, 0.283] g/100g; Selenium = 25.4 [8.2, 68.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.1 [3.5, 217.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.472 [0.256, 0.945] mg/100g (wet weight);
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