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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Kumba: Named for the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, whose research vessel Sarsia dredged the type species; punctulata: From the Latin 'punctulatus' meaning dotted, referring to the dense covering of melanophores on the head.
Eponymy: KUMBA is an anagram of the initial letters of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Iwamoto & Sazonov.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 530 - 1000 m (Ref. 11651). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Coral Sea off New Caledonia and off northeastern New Guinea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 11651)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2. Firm, non-inflated head, its sensory canals with enlarged pores. Dorsally scaleless snout extend onto forehead as 2 projections lateral to median rostral ridge. Orbit diameter 37-43% of head length; snout about 1/2-3/4 orbit, about 1.1-1.3 into broad interorbital width; upper jaw 40-41% HL; barbel 16-19% HL. Well-developed light organ. 1D II,9-11 (Ref. 11651).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Iwamoto, T. and Y.I. Sazonov, 1994. Revision of the genus Kumba (Pisces, Gadiformes, Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(11):221-237. (Ref. 11651)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 5.8 - 8.1, mean 6.8 °C (based on 46 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00214 (0.00109 - 0.00421), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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