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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Ventrifossa: Latin, venter, ventris = belly + Latin, fosa = pit (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Yuriya (also spelled Yurii) Igorevich Sazonov (1950–2002) was a Russian ichthyologist, marine biologist and botanist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Ichthyology, Zoological Museum, who graduated from Moscow State University [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Iwamoto & Williams.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 420 - 886 m (Ref. 35909). Deep-water
Western Pacific: South China Sea and northern Australia (including Western Australia).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 35909)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Épines anales: 0. Pelvic fin rays 9-10; second spinous ray of first dorsal fin with smooth leading edge; a well marked median nasal streak; chin barbel dark, length 17-24% of head length; outer premaxillary teeth notably larger than teeth of inner band; dorsum not strongly demarcated in color from rest of body in preserved specimens; suborbital shelf narrows anteriorly, somewhat constricted at anterior end.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams, 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(3):105-243. (Ref. 35909)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 2.3 - 10.2, mean 7.7 °C (based on 276 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00214 (0.00109 - 0.00421), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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