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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Off Luzon(Albatross stn. 5292, 162 fms), USNM 78227 (Holotype).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sazonov, Y.I. and T. Iwamoto, 1992
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Delicate whiptail, Oni-sujidara, 细身膜鳕, ... more

Main reference

McMillan, P. and T. Iwamoto. 2014. (Ref. 97189)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 39.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115012); max. published weight: 235.60 g (Ref. 115012)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 618 m (Ref. 98298)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?

Distribution

Circumglobal, widespread. North Atlantic Ocean (both sides, including the Mediterranean Sea), the Pacific Ocean (off Japan, Philippines, the Sala-y-Gomez Ridge) and the Indian Ocean (east and west coasts of Australia and east coast of Africa).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: spinous first dorsal fin ray weakly serrated, more distinct near tip of ray; pelvic fin rays 7-10, usually 8-9; gill rakers first arch (outer/inner) 8-12/14-18; large barbel, its length 20-30% HL; short snout length 16-26% HL; very narrow suborbital 4-8% HL; upper jaw length 43-52% HL; a row of enlarged melanophores along lateral mid-line of the tail; cylindrical body (Ref. 97189).

Feeds on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 6187).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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References
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Tools

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.1 ±0.30 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Hymenogadus gracilis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920)