Ventrifossa
misakia
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)
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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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Misaki grenadier |
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; non-migratory; marine; depth range ? – 400 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 38°N - 25°N, 125°e - 144°e |
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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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Northwest Pacific: Choshi to Kagoshima in Japan.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2;
Anal
spines: 0. Scales very small, sparsely covered with slender conical to lanceolate spinules in widely divergent V rows. Snout in young individuals with faint blackish margin along its leading edge, older individuals appear to have only a blackish snout tip.
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Biology: |
Feeds primarily on euphausiids, prawns, and isopods (Ref. 1371).
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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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