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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Hymenocephalus: Named for its transparent membrane-like head covering (‘‘hymen head’’) and fragile nature of head bones (Ref. 100825); fuscus: Name from Latin 'fuscus' meaning swarthy, referring to the overall dark colouration.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batipelágico; intervalo de profundidade 549 - 1202 m (Ref. 97189). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: Wanganella Bank, West Norfolk Ridge, off northeast and north coasts of North Island, and northwest Challenger Plateau.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.8 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 97189)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished by the following characters: pelvic fin rays 11-12; gill rakers first arch (outer/inner) 12-15/16-19; no or minute barbel; orbit diameter 20-33 % HL; body depth 70-85 % HL; suborbital width 23-28 % HL; snout length 25-33 % HL; upper jaw length 38-48 % H; colour of head and trunk of fresh specimens blackish, tail brownish peppered with melanophores; large, oval, deciduous scales on body and tail (Ref. 97189).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
McMillan, P. and T. Iwamoto, 2014. Descriptions of four species of grenadier fishes of the genera Hymenocephalus and Hymenogadus (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the New Zealand region and Tasman Sea, including two new species of Hymenocephalus. Zootaxa 3856:117-134.. (Ref. 97189)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: bycatch
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00214 (0.00109 - 0.00421), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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