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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Tripterophycis: Greek, tres tria = three + Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, phyke, pykis, -idos = the female of a fish that lives among algae (Greek = phykon), related with the gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Anatolii Nikolaveich Svetovidov (1903–1985) was a Russian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 385 - 950 m (Ref. 31777). Deep-water
South Atlantic: Kit Range and Rui-Grande Peak. Indian Ocean: Madagascar Ridge. Western Central Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia. Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31777)
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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