Ventrifossa
mystax
Iwamoto & Anderson, 1994
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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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Max. size:
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30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11953) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 421 – 832 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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Western Indian Ocean: near Kenya, and from off Ilha do Bazaruto, Mozambique to northwest of St. Helen Bay, South Africa. Also known from northern Madagascar and Walters Shoal.
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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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