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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: microlepis: From the Greek 'micro' meaning small and 'lepis' meaning scale (Ref. 6885).
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Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 175 - 3048 m (Ref. 6793). Deep-water; 64°N - 12°N, 133°E - 106°W (Ref. 1371)
North Pacific: Shikoku Island, Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of California and Johnston Island.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); peso máximo publicado: 2.1 kg (Ref. 56581); edad máxima reportada: 20 años (Ref. 56581)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 54 - 60; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 39 - 42. Head short; snout pointed; chin barbel short. Color variable from pale but definite blue gray or olive green throughout to deep violet or blue black; darker on outer edges of fins and very dark on edge of caudal and fins on ventral part of body; dark on lower part of gill cover and branchiostegals (Ref. 6885).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits the lower regions of the continental slope between 800 m and 1, 800 m. It appears that sex segregation is also basic to this species, but whether or not the species migrates extensively or uses the North American west coast slopes only as feeding areas is not known (Ref. 1371). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9319). Taken frequently by deep slope water trawlers fishing for Microstomus pacificus and deepwater Sebastes species (Ref. 1371).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01230 (0.00651 - 0.02325), b=3.24 (3.07 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
12.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tmax>10). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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