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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: microlepis: From the Greek 'micro' meaning small and 'lepis' meaning scale (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 175 - 3048 m (Ref. 6793). Deep-water; 64°N - 12°N, 133°E - 106°W (Ref. 1371)
North Pacific: Shikoku Island, Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of California and Johnston Island.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); peso máximo publicado: 2.1 kg (Ref. 56581); edad máxima reportada: 20 años (Ref. 56581)
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 54-60; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 39 - 42. Head short; snout pointed; chin barbel short. Color variable from pale but definite blue gray or olive green throughout to deep violet or blue black; darker on outer edges of fins and very dark on edge of caudal and fins on ventral part of body; dark on lower part of gill cover and branchiostegals (Ref. 6885).
Inhabits the lower regions of the continental slope between 800 m and 1, 800 m. It appears that sex segregation is also basic to this species, but whether or not the species migrates extensively or uses the North American west coast slopes only as feeding areas is not known (Ref. 1371). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9319). Taken frequently by deep slope water trawlers fishing for Microstomus pacificus and deepwater Sebastes species (Ref. 1371).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 3.9, mean 2.4 (based on 377 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00669 - 0.02368), b=3.24 (3.07 - 3.41), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).