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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
Etymology: Mesobius: Greek,mesos = half + Greek, bios = life (Ref. 45335). More on author: Hubbs, Iwamoto.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2700 m (Ref. 36385), usually 650 - 1000 m (Ref. 36385). Deep-water, preferred ?; 36°N - 4°N, 170°W - 105°W

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Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA and Baja California, Mexico to the Hawaiian Islands and Christmas Island.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9315)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2. Branchiostegal rays: 7-7 (Ref. 36385).

Meso-, bathy- and benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Maximum TL of at least 39.2 cm. Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36385).

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Oviparous (Ref. 36385).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio | Collaborators

Iwamoto, T. and W. Schneider, 1995. Macrouridae. Granaderos. p. 1246-1265. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9315)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00097 - 0.00495), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100) .

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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