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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube.
Eponymy: Reinhard Carl Friedrich von Dalwigk (1802–1888) was a German politician in the State of Hesse. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 738 m (Ref. 45593). Subtropical; 44°N - 25°N, 29°W - 17°E
Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean, Madeira, Great Meteor Bank and south along the African coast to about 25°N.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 4774).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.1 - 14.9, mean 13.9 °C (based on 77 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00112 (0.00057 - 0.00220), b=2.82 (2.64 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 61 [29, 131] mg/100g; Iron = 0.852 [0.454, 1.595] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.8, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.267 [0.134, 0.510] g/100g; Selenium = 41 [17, 89] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.7 [11.5, 158.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.733 [0.490, 1.116] mg/100g (wet weight);