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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Mataeocephalus nigrescens, between Leyte and Mindanao in 1,345 m; also known between Marinduque and Luzon in 970 m, Jolo, Sulu Sea in 622-929.6 m, and Palawan Passage in 686 m (Ref. 280). Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon, otter trawl in 636-664 m and beam trawl in 633-642 m (Ref. 95664).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
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

Sturgeon whiptail, Sturgeon-like grenadier fish, 丝胸愚首鳕, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 22.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95664)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 400 - 1300 m (Ref. 75667)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 26°N - 13°N, 166°W - 148°W (Ref. 1371)

Distribution

Indo-Pacific, tropical waters: from the Indian Ocean to Sala y Gomez; north to Hawaii; south to New Caledonia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout long, sharply pointed, with a prominent, bifid, terminal scute; underside of the head almost entirely naked. Body scales with short, conical, posteriorly directed, spinules arranged in 4 to 6 parallel rows. Periproct moderate-sized, pear-shaped to oval, midway between the pelvic and anal fins; usually with a small black fossa anterior to anus.

Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)

Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)