Ventrifossa
mucocephalus
Marshall, 1973
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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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Slimehead grenadier |
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 450 – 732 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 33°N - 11°N, 88°w - 68°w |
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Importance:
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Western Central Atlantic: western Caribbean, the Straits of Florida off Cuba, and the Atlantic off northeastern Florida.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2;
Anal
spines: 0. Scales rather large, with slender conical to somewhat lanceolate and flattened spinules arranged in widely divergent V row or in quincunx order. Snout with black margin along its leading edge only; gums all white; first dorsal fin uniformly blackish.
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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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