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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Ventrifossa: Latin, venter, ventris = belly + Latin, fosa = pit (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 439 - 1000 m (Ref. 1371), usually 500 - 600 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 31°N - 5°N, 94°W - 54°W (Ref. 1371)
Western Central Atlantic: off Guyana into the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and in Atlantic off northeastern Florida. Common to the south of the Gulf of Mexico, but relatively rare in the Gulf and Gulf stream.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1371)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 2; Spine anali: 0. Snout short, blunt. Scales fairly large, covered with slender conical spinules in quincunx order. Snout with black margins along its leading edge, supranarial ridges, median nasal ridge, and dorsally on suborbital. Gums of lower jaw blackish; first dorsal fin uniformly blackish to dusky.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 7.1 - 12.6, mean 9.4 °C (based on 38 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00111 - 0.00432), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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