Ventrifossa
vinolenta
Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
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Family:
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Macrouridae
(Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
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Google Image (not verified) http://www.ccfishery.net
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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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23.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 35908) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 745 – 825 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.) |
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Distribution:
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Western Central Pacific: known only from the Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau west of New Caledonia.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2. Pelvic rays rarely 9; snout relatively long and pointed, 27-32 % HL; preoral 19-25% HL, orbit diameter 32-36%; length upper jaw 37-38%; inner gill rakers first arch 12-14; dorsolateral dark streak extending from parietal region to end of tail; dorsum above dark streak distinctly pale; leading edge of snout with black margin, extending posteriorly over supranarial ridges and dorsal rim of orbits; no median snout streak; base of first dorsal pale, but rays proximally black, distally fading to pale; lips blackish, ascending process of premaxillary black; mouth mostly black but with pale areas; small species, probably less than 30 cm TL.
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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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