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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Physiculus: Diminutive of Greek, physa = tube.
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 549 m (Ref. 26165). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: Bay of Bengal in the eastern Indian Ocean to western Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the south China Sea; including New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 26165)
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Paulin, C.D. and C.D. Roberts, 1997. Review of the morid cods (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii, Moridae) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species of Gadella. p. 17-41. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (MMNHN), 174. (Ref. 31777)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7 - 13.7, mean 10.4 °C (based on 205 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00223 - 0.00678), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).