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Common names: Macrourus whitsoni
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
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Common names from other countries

Макрурус Уитсона, Macrourus whitsoni, Antarktika pikksaba, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 400 - 3185 m (Ref. 1371), usually 600 - 1500 m (Ref. 1371)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 47°S - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 1371)

Distribution

Southern Ocean: Circumpolar (generally confined inside the Convergence except in the Falkland Islands area).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 124-125; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 110. Eyes relatively large. Snout short, moderately pointed, usually somewhat rounded with a high dorsal profile in adults, but often with prominent tubercles at its tip and lateral angles. Mouth large, lips thin. Underside of the head generally covered with small scales. Pyloric caeca 18 to 28. Overall color dark brown to swarthy in most individuals, but some are much paler; fins and lips blackish (Ref. 1371).

Remains of natant crustaceans (especially euphausiids), polychaetes, and fish (gonostomatids) have been found in the stomachs of three specimens examined.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.49 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (64 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913)