| Euclichthyidae (Eucla cods) |
| 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 250 - 920 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-West Pacific: southern and western Australia and New Zealand. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 85-95; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 85-102; Vertebrae: 66-69. This species is distinguished by a set of the following: body depth at anal-fin origin 15-18% SL; greatest body depth 1.1-1.4 times length of longest first dorsal-fin ray; horizontal snout length 3.6-4.5% SL; eye relatively large, horizontal diameter 6.1-7.2% SL, 1.4-1.6 times interorbital width; interorbital width relatively broad 4.4-5.0% SL; orbit-upper jaw width 1.9-2.6% SL; caudal peduncle depth 1.5-2.1% SL; caudal-fin length 4-11 times caudal peduncle length; anal-fin base is relatively short, length 50-53% SL; length of longest pelvic-fin ray 29-37% SL, 1.9-2.7 times length of longest first dorsal-fin ray; length of longest first dorsal-fin ray 13-15% SL; no accessory caudal-fin bones X and Y; first ventral procurrent ray linked to hemal spine of vertebrae 10-12; dorsal-fin rays total 85-95; anal-fin rays total 85-102; pectoral-fin rays 19-20; caudal-fin rays 38-45; primary rakers in outer gill arch 23-25; total vertebrae 66-69; scales relatively large, ~20 in transverse line from anal-fin base posteriorly to dorsal margin of body (Ref. 122017). |
| A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which occurs on the upper continental slope (Ref. 9563, 75154). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from New Zealand north of the Chatham Rise at 250-920 m depth (Ref. 33321). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 1371, 75154. |
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