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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Spicomacrurus: Name presumably from the Latin 'spica' or 'spiculum' meaning dart, spike; probably referring to the dartlike shape of the fish, and 'macrurus', a genus of grenadier; treated as a masculine noun; mccoskeri: Named for John E. McCosker, CAS.
Eponymy: Dr John Edward McCosker (d: 1945) is an ichthyologist and evolutionary biologist who is Senior Scientist and first Professor of Aquatic Research at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Iwamoto, Shao & Ho.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθύβιο(ς); εύρος βάθους 650 - 710 m (Ref. 83327). Deep-water
Pacific Ocean: off Chesterfield Plateau, Coral Sea.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.2 cm TL (female)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
This species is distinguished by its shallow, cylindrical body and head, with greatest body width slightly less than greatest depth; suborbital depth 5-6 into orbit diameter; 3.5 scale rows below origin of second dorsal fin (Ref. 83327).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Schwarzhans, W., 2014. Head and otolith morphology of the genera Hymenocephalus, Hymenogadus and Spicomacrurus (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 3888(1):1-73. (Ref. 98298)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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