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Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)

Pacific tomcod
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Pacific tomcod, Pacific tomcod, Taaqatak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Point Sal, California where it was recorded from a depth of about 260 m (Ref. 11845). Also Ref. 2850, 6793, 11366, 27436.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Etymology: Microgadus: Greek, mikros = samll + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335);  proximus: From the Latin 'proximus' meaning next (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Girard.

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

marinhas; estuarina demersal; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 275 m (Ref. 1371), usually 25 - 120 m (Ref. 1371).   Temperate; 62°N - 36°N, 179°W - 121°W (Ref. 1371)

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Eastern Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea to central California, USA.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 27436)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 46 - 54; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 38 - 46. Body olive green dorsally, pale ventrally; fins dusky marginally.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Generally found over sand (Ref. 1371). May enter brackish water (Ref. 1371). Young move into shallow waters in summer and fall, whereas adults usually stay in deeper waters (Ref. 28499). Feeds on shrimps, amphipods, isopods, gastropods, mussels and fishes (Ref. 1371). An important prey species (Ref. 2850).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Oviparous, sexes are separate (Ref. 205).

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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)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

  Harmless




Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: pouco comercial; peixe esportivo: sim
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.4 - 9.5, mean 5.8 (based on 253 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00418 - 0.01508), b=3.10 (2.94 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref. 120179):  médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766):   Very high.