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Trachonurus gagates Iwamoto & McMillan, 1997

Velvet whiptail
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Common names: Velvet whiptail
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Southern Australia, and Western Australia.
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Main Ref: Iwamoto, T. and P. McMillan, 1997
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> Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Trachonurus: Greek, trachon, -onos = roughness + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335);  gagates: Named in reference to the dark scale covering of the body..
  More on authors: Iwamoto & McMillan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 436 - 1240 m (Ref. 13675).   Deep-water; 15°S - 44°S

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Western Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 13675)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6 - 8. Without a grooved lateral line. Chin barbel 4-8 % of head length. Suborbital width, 13-15%; postorbital length of head 50-55%. Total gill rakers of first arch (mesial) 11-13; second arch (lateral or mesial) 10-13/10-12. Scale rows below mid-base of first dorsal 25-31; over a distance equal to predorsal length usually 35-42; and between pelvic fin base and gill cover 11-14. Mouth moderately large; lips thick and fleshy (Ref. 13675).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).

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Iwamoto, T. and P. McMillan, 1997. A new grenadier , genus Trachonurus, from New Zealand and Australia (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae). Mem. Mus. Victoria 56(1):255-259. (Ref. 13675)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.7 - 9, mean 7.8 (based on 107 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00111 - 0.00431), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).