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Etymology: Porogadus: Greek, poros = porous + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335); turgidus: Name from Latin, 'turgidus' meaning inflated, referring to the large otolith size when compared to its small sulcus..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 4500 - 4610 m (Ref. 125143). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: Cape Verde Basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125143)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 17-18; first gill arch with long gill rakers 11-15; HL:HD 1.82-1.85; all head spines are strong, present on ethmoidal, lacrimal, prefrontal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, 5th infraorbital, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, inner preopercular rim, and absent along outer preopercular rim; opercular spine sharp, strong, extruding; additional (3rd) postorbital pore, pores on top of head in front of nape; the large opercular flap without ridges; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 18-21; broad dentition patch on vomer (4-7 rows of teeth) and palatines (6 rows of teeth); otolith with clearly separated ostial and caudal colliculi; OL:OH = 1-6; OL:TCL = 2.45-2.85 (Ref. 125143).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00165 - 0.00876), b=3.14 (2.93 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).