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Muraenolepididae (Eel cods)
Etymology: Muraenolepis: Latin, muraena = morey eel + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); trunovi: Named for Ivan Andreevich Trunov..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 730 - 860 m (Ref. 57782). Deep-water
Antarctic Atlantic: Lazarev Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57782)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 139; Anal soft rays: 102; Vertebrae: 73. Diagnosis: Differs from its congeners in having an elongated first dorsal fin, 16.9% SL (vs. 5.2-10.3% SL and the pectoral fin 17.7% in SL (vs. less than 13.5% SL); D2 137 and A 102 fin-rays; numerous vertebrae 73 (Ref. 57782).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Balushkin, A.V. and V.P. Prirodina, 2006. A new species of eel cods Muraenolepis trunovi sp. nova (Muraenolepididae) from the Lazarev Sea with redescription of lectotypes Muraenolepis marmorata Günther, 1880 and M. microps (Lönnberg, 1905). J. Ichthyol. 46(9):687-693. (Ref. 57782)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5059 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00168 - 0.01136), b=3.11 (2.89 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).