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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Cetonurus: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Vaillant.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 860 - 4621 m (Ref. 11953), usually 1000 - 2000 m (Ref. 3587). Deep-water
Atlantic and Pacific: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, Azores, off Mauritania, Senegal, and Canary Islands, Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, east Caribbean. Western Pacific: Off Japan and Indonesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3587)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9-12. Band of small pointed teeth in both jaws. Body color brown to dark brown, gular and branchiostegal membrane darker. Membranes of mouth, gill cavities and body cavity blackish (Ref. 37108).
Feeds on small fishes and planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 6187).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams, 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(3):105-243. (Ref. 35909)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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BibliografiaAcquacolturaProfilo di acquacolturaVarietàGeneticaElectrophoresesEreditarietàMalattieElaborazioneNutrientsMass conversion
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.3 - 6, mean 3.7 °C (based on 2783 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).