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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Guttigadus: Latin, gutta, drop, gum + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 770 - 1875 m (Ref. 31160). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Also Southwest Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31160)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 82; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 61 - 76; Vertebrae: 51 - 61. Body short and moderately deep; covered by small and deciduous scales; ending in small and thin caudal peduncle; 51-61 total vertebrae; mouth floor, gill chambers, and lips dark; modified scales on lateral line about 21-25 (Ref. 31160).
Inhabits continental slopes (Ref. 31160).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Meléndez, C., R. and D.F. Markle, 1997. Phylogeny and zoogeography of Laemonema and Guttigadus (Pisces: Gadiformes: Moridae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 61(3):593-670. (Ref. 31160)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.4 - 8.8, mean 5.6 °C (based on 222 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00192 - 0.00787), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (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 (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.2 [22.7, 109.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.542 [0.229, 1.125] mg/100g; Protein = 16.7 [15.0, 18.3] %; Omega3 = 0.299 [0.137, 0.644] g/100g; Selenium = 17.9 [6.6, 42.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.7 [5.9, 147.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.457 [0.287, 0.731] mg/100g (wet weight);