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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube.
More on author: Weber.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 115 - 320 m (Ref. 31777). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Indonesia, northern Australia and New Caledonia (Ref. 31777); including the Philippines (Ref. 95664).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31777)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 63; Vertebrae: 51. Coloration: Head and body pale pinkish tan, abdomen bluish. Branchiostegal membranes, snout, orbit rim and remaining scale pockets brown. Vertical fins dusky near tips, axil of pectoral fin dark brown. Light organ and anus black.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paulin, C.D. and C.D. Roberts, 1997. Review of the morid cods (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii, Moridae) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species of Gadella. p. 17-41. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (MMNHN), 174. (Ref. 31777)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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