Taxonomic Remarks
This species is synonym of M. marmorata.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 135 - 860 m (Ref. 11892). Temperate; 40°S - 59°S, 70°W - 78°E (Ref. 1371)
Southwest Atlantic: Strait of Magellan (Ref. 27363) and the Patagonian region of Argentina. Southern Ocean: Kerguelen, Heard and Crozet islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1371); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1371)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 161; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 107. Dorsal filament 3 times longer than eye diameter; pectoral fins rather short, not reaching to anus when appressed. Lateral line extending to below middle of second dorsal fin. Color is gray-reddish; body with small black dots; abdomen black (Ref. 1371).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Dwells on the continental and insular shelves and slopes. Feeds on zooplankton.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 1.4 - 5.8, mean 4.1 °C (based on 97 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5059 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00171 - 0.01116), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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