Classification / Names
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Euclichthyidae (Eucla cods)
Etymology: Euclichthys: Greek, eukleia, -as = fame, glory (Ref. 45335); microdorsalis: Name from the combination of the Greek 'mikros' for small or little and 'dorsalis' meaning dorsal, referring to the relatively small first dorsal fin of this species when compared to that of its congeners..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 212 - 494 m (Ref. 122017). Tropical
Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122017)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79 - 89; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 79 - 89; Vertebrae: 64 - 66. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body relatively deep, its depth at anal-fin origin 17-18% SL; greatest body depth 1.8-2.1 times length of longest first dorsal-fin ray; snout relatively long, horizontal length 4.8-5.6% SL; horizontal diameter of eye 5.3-5.5% SL, 1.1-1.2 times interorbital width; interorbital width relatively broad 4.3-4.8% SL; orbit-upper jaw relatively broad, width 2.7-3.4 % SL; caudal peduncle relatively narrow, its depth 1.3-1.6% SL; caudal-fin length 18-25 times caudal peduncle length; anal-fin base relatively long, length 54-57% SL; length of longest pelvic-fin ray 26-34% SL, 2.3-2.9 times length of longest first dorsal-fin ray; length of longest first dorsal-fin ray 11-12% SL; absence of accessory caudal-fin bones X and Y ; first ventral procurrent ray linked to hemal spine of vertebrae 7-8; dorsal-fin rays total 79-89; anal-fin rays total 79-89; pectoral-fin rays 21-23; caudal-fin rays 30-35; primary rakers in outer gill arch 17-19; total vertebrae 64-66; scales relatively large, ~18 in transverse line from anal-fin base posteriorly to dorsal margin of body (Ref. 122017).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Last, P.R. and J.J. Pogonoski, 2020. Revision of the fish family Euclichthyidae (Pisces: Gadiformes) with the description of two new species from the Western Pacific. Zootaxa 4758(2):231-256. (Ref. 122017)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
