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Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840

Unicorn cod
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> Gadiformes (Cods) > Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Etymology: Bregmaceros: Greek, bregma = front of the head + Greek, keras, -atos = horn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John McClelland (1805–1875) was a British doctor with interests in geology and natural history. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 26165). Subtropical; 25°N - 6°N, 62°E - 100°E

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Indian Ocean: confirmed from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Reports from outside this area are most likely misidentifications (A.S. Harold, pers. comm., 18/08/98) and name reported from western Pacific may be a misidentification of B. pseudolanceolatus (Ref. 114229).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4496); common length : 7.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2872); peso máximo publicado: 8.50 g (Ref. 128684)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 57 - 66; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 58 - 69; Vértebra: 52 - 58. Body is elongate, brownish and with speckling above and silvery below. The cheek and lower head also silver. Single occipital ray long and delicate, extending to near the middle of the second dorsal fin (Ref. 46075). Pelvic fins are jugular.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

If taxonomy is correct, both onshore in brackish water and oceanic. According to larval survey, occurrence in the tropics is wide (Ref. 9902, 45075). Feed on planktonic crustaceans. Also caught with bagnets (Ref. 2872).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Bailly, Nicolas | Colaboradores

Cohen, D.M., 1990. Bregmacerotidae. p. 524-525. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4496)

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

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 5.6 - 13.1, mean 8.8 °C (based on 755 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00194 - 0.00680), b=3.16 (2.99 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Assuming tm=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 371 [67, 1,117] mg/100g; Iron = 2.89 [0.77, 7.08] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [14.9, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.283 [0.119, 0.635] g/100g; Selenium = 41.6 [13.0, 146.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 63.1 [14.0, 271.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.55, 2.50] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.