| Moridae (Morid cods) |
| 72 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 26 years |
|
bathydemersal; depth range 80 - 1830 m |
| North Pacific: central Japan to the Okhotsk to Aleutian Islands and Bering seas. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Eyes relatively small, less than snout length in diameter. Chin barbel absent. Pectoral and pelvic fins reaching beyond level of anal fin origin. |
| Found in the continental slope (Ref. 1371). Many specimens taken from a whale stomach (Ref. 1371). Gut content of a 3.86 cm SL specimen contained a large number of grasping spines of arrow worms (Chaetognatha spp.), while a 4.01 cm SL specimen contained 6 individuals of the copepod Metridia pacifica (Ref. 87085). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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