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Porogadus melanocephalus (Alcock, 1891)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Porogadus: Greek, poros = porous + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2820 - 4040 m (Ref. 125143). Deep-water

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125143)

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This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 16-17; first gill arch with long gill rakers 12-15; pectoral-fin rays 15-18; HL:HD 1.71-1.88; most head spines are weak, present on ethmoidal, prefrontal, interorbital, sphenotic, outer posttemporal and absent on lacrimal, supraorbital, 5th infraorbital, supratemporal, inner posttemporal, inner and outer preopercular rim; opercular spine weak and flat; opercular flap small; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 17; narrow dentition patch on vomer with 1-2 rows of teeth while broad dentition patch on palatines with 5-8 rows of teeth; otolith with single colliculum; OL:OH = 1.15; OL:TCL = 3.25 (Ref. 125143).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rare species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

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Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller, 2021. Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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