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Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Etymology: Bregmaceros: Greek, bregma = front of the head + Greek, keras, -atos = horn (Ref. 45335).
Issue
The species cannot be distinguished from B. cayorum and is considered invalid tentatively (Torii, 2003, unpublished thesis) (H.Ho, pers.comm. 02/2017).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 450 - 475 m (Ref. 34847). Deep-water, preferred ?
Western Atlantic: Cariaco Trench, Venezuela, Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil (Ref. 47377).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377)
Neritic (Ref. 46075). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 6735).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, S., T. Ozawa and O. Tabeta, 1986. Bregmaceros neonectabanus, a new species of the family Bregmacerotidae, Gadiformes. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 32(4):392-399. (Ref. 34847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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