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Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Sturgeon grenadier
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Mataeocephalus nigrescens, between Leyte and Mindanao in 1,345 m; also known between Marinduque and Luzon in 970 m, Jolo, Sulu Sea in 622-929.6 m, and Palawan Passage in 686 m (Ref. 280). Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon, otter trawl in 636-664 m and beam trawl in 633-642 m (Ref. 95664).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sturgeon whiptail, Sturgeon-like grenadier fish, 丝胸愚首鳕, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Mataeocephalus: Greek, maa, mataio = silliness + Greek,kepahle = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Gilbert & Cramer.

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

marino batipelágico; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 400 - 1300 m (Ref. 75667).   Deep-water; 26°N - 13°N, 166°W - 148°W (Ref. 1371)

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Indo-Pacific, tropical waters: from the Indian Ocean to Sala y Gomez; north to Hawaii; south to New Caledonia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 95664)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 2; Espinas anales 0. Snout long, sharply pointed, with a prominent, bifid, terminal scute; underside of the head almost entirely naked. Body scales with short, conical, posteriorly directed, spinules arranged in 4 to 6 parallel rows. Periproct moderate-sized, pear-shaped to oval, midway between the pelvic and anal fins; usually with a small black fossa anterior to anus.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Iwamoto, Tomio | Colaboradores

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.6 - 6.8, mean 5.6 (based on 4 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):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (13 of 100).