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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Pterophycis: Name from Latin 'pter' meaning fin and 'phycis' for a cod, referring to the diagnostic large pelvic fin of the genus; spatium: Name from Latin 'spatium' meaning 'distance', referring to the clear gape between the anus and genital papilla, which is unique for the family.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas pelagic-neritic; intervalo de profundidade ? - 100 m (Ref. 121621). Subtropical
Northwestern Pacific: southwestern Taiwan.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 121621)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais moles (total) : 75; Raios anais moles: 71; Vértebras: 55. This genus is distinguished by the following characters: with a ventral light organ; differs from all other genera in the family by having a genital papilla separated from anus by several small scales, a large pelvic fin with all rays elongated; snout broad and rounded, not shelf-like; palatines and vomer toothless; swimbladder with elongate projections that attached to openings at rear of the skull; pelvic-fin rays 7; first dorsal fin short-based, with 8 rays; second dorsal and anal fins long-based, with margins not indented (Ref. 121621).
Cross section: oval.
Trawled in shallow waters, less than 100 m depth (Ref. 121621).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Ho, H.-C., 2019. A new genus and species of the cod fish family Moridae (Order Gadiiformes) from southwestern Taiwan. Zootaxa 4702(1):32-40. (Ref. 121621)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: bycatch
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00301 - 0.01449), b=3.16 (2.97 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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