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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube.
Eponymy: Reinhard Carl Friedrich von Dalwigk (1802–1888) was a German politician in the State of Hesse. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 100 - 738 m (Ref. 45593). Subtropical; 44°N - 25°N, 29°W - 17°E
Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean, Madeira, Great Meteor Bank and south along the African coast to about 25°N.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1371)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 66 - 75. Ventral light organ between pectoral fin bases. Color is pinkish tan, oral cavity pale.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 4774).
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: pesca di sussistenza
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 13.1 - 14.9, mean 13.9 °C (based on 77 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00112 (0.00057 - 0.00220), b=2.82 (2.64 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 61 [29, 131] mg/100g; Iron = 0.852 [0.454, 1.595] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.8, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.267 [0.134, 0.510] g/100g; Selenium = 41 [17, 89] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.7 [11.5, 158.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.733 [0.490, 1.116] mg/100g (wet weight);