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Muraenolepididae (Eel cods)
Etymology: Muraenolepis: Latin, muraena = morey eel + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); trunovi: Named for Ivan Andreevich Trunov.
Eponymy: Dr Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936–2005) was a Russian ichthyologist who for his entire career was at the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography and was finally a Senior Researcher there. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 730 - 860 m (Ref. 57782). Deep-water
Antarctic Atlantic: Lazarev Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57782)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 139; Anal soft rays: 102; Vertebrae: 73. Diagnosis: Differs from its congeners in having an elongated first dorsal fin, 16.9% SL (vs. 5.2-10.3% SL and the pectoral fin 17.7% in SL (vs. less than 13.5% SL); D2 137 and A 102 fin-rays; numerous vertebrae 73 (Ref. 57782).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Balushkin, A.V. and V.P. Prirodina, 2006. A new species of eel cods Muraenolepis trunovi sp. nova (Muraenolepididae) from the Lazarev Sea with redescription of lectotypes Muraenolepis marmorata Günther, 1880 and M. microps (Lönnberg, 1905). J. Ichthyol. 46(9):687-693. (Ref. 57782)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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