Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Lucigadus: Latin, lucius, Greek, lykos = wolf; pike + Latin, gadus = a fish cod?. By its predatory habits (Ref. 45335); borealis: Name from Latin 'borealis' meaning northern; referring to the northern distribution of the species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 409 m (Ref. 105888). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Emperor Seamounts, Koko Guyot.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 105888); 16.5 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 1D II,9-10; V 13-17; inner gill rakers on first arch 12-15; lateral-line scales over distance equal to predorsal length 35-42; pyloric caeca 11-17; length upper jaw 29-33% HL; length outer gill slit 13-17% HL; body without dark bands or notable markings; anterior one-third or more of first dorsal fin blackish, with dark pigmentation sometimes more extensive distally; paired fins overall dark; anal fin is almost entirely dark except near the base of anterior rays, especially in smaller individuals; rays of second dorsal and anal fins are black near posterior tip of tail (Ref. 105888).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and M. Okamoto, 2015. A new grenadier fish of the genus Lucigadus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from the Emperor Seamounts, Northwestern Pacific. Proc. California Acad. Sci. 62(13):369-380. (Ref. 105888)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
Tools
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