| Family: |
Moridae (Morid cods) |
| Max. size: |
72 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 26 years |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 80 - 1830 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: central Japan to the Okhotsk to Aleutian Islands and Bering seas. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Eyes relatively small, less than snout length in diameter. Chin barbel absent. Pectoral and pelvic fins reaching beyond level of anal fin origin. |
| Biology: |
Found in the continental slope (Ref. 1371). Many specimens taken from a whale stomach (Ref. 1371). Gut content of a 3.86 cm SL specimen contained a large number of grasping spines of arrow worms (Chaetognatha spp.), while a 4.01 cm SL specimen contained 6 individuals of the copepod Metridia pacifica (Ref. 87085). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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