Ventrifossa
gomoni
Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
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Family:
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Macrouridae
(Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
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Order:
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Gadiformes
(cods)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 35909) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 376 – 450 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2. Pelvic fin rays 8-9; first dorsal fin dusky proximally, paler distally, no distinct black blotch or streak; a dark streak along leading edge of snout, with a median extension atop snout; barbel 22-35% of head length, about 75-130% of orbit diameter; orbit diameter 1.3-2.1 into postorbital length of head; outer premaxillary teeth distinctly enlarged, mandibular teeth in two irregular rows; ground color of body in preserved specimens light brown, dorsum of trunk and tail not strongly demarcated from lateral and ventral surfaces; suborbital shelf broad, not constricted anteriorly, blackish streak covers shelf broadly or narrowly, but confined along dorsal portions. Snout protruding, angular.
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Iwamoto, Tomio
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