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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube.
Eponymy: Dr Christine Karrer is a German biologist and ichthyologist at the Zoologisches Museum der Universität Hamburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 100 - 800 m (Ref. 35505). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: Bermuda (Ref. 35505), Caribbean Sea and coastal waters of Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha (Ref. 35505), near St. Helena Island and on Walvis Ridge.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.4 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 35505)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 75 - 82; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 73 - 81. Dorsal fins almost not connected by membrane (Ref. 45011).
Minimum depth reported from Ref. 45011.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Trunov, I.A., 1991. Fishes of the family Moridae from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (genera Mora Risso and Physiculus Kaup). J. Ichthyol. 31(6):110-116. (Ref. 45011)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.1 - 20.2, mean 14.6 °C (based on 135 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).