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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Mataeocephalus: Greek, maa, mataio = silliness + Greek,kepahle = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; standvastig; diepte 700 - 1600 m (Ref. 9315). Deep-water; 9°N - 3°S, 94°W - 77°W (Ref. 1371)
Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast of Panama, Colombia and Ecuador; Cocos and Galapagos islands.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 1371)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2; Anale stekels: 0. Eyes large; snout long, with a prominent, bifid terminal scute; underside of the head almost entirely naked, with relatively little ventral overlap of scales along the leading edge of the snout. Body scales with short, conical spinules, arranged in parallel rows. Periproct large, oval, several scale rows from anal fin. Pyloric caeca 16 to 21.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Maximum TL of more than 30 cm (Ref. 9315).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.3 - 5.8, mean 4.8 °C (based on 6 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 38.8 [11.5, 91.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.333 [0.143, 0.925] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.5, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.134 [0.049, 0.350] g/100g; Selenium = 17.2 [5.6, 46.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.9 [3.3, 230.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.581 [0.317, 1.160] mg/100g (wet weight);