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Muraenolepididae (Eel cods)
Etymology: Muraenolepis: Latin, muraena = morey eel + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); andriashevi: Named for Anatoli Petrovich.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Anatoly Petrovich Andriyashev (1910–2009) was a Russian marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1010 m (Ref. 57854). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Agulhas Bank, southern coast of Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57854)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Balushkin, A.V. and V.P. Prirodina, 2005. A new species of moray cod Muraenolepis andriashevi sp. nova (Muraenolepididae) from the southern coast of Africa with remarks on the taxonomic rank of the family in the system of the Order Gadiformes. J. Ichthyol. 45(9):489-495. (Ref. 57854)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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