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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3cc0c681-0ac1-4e83-954c-54acf4f71a9a/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanonus&speciesname=gracilis ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanonus&speciesname=gracilis http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanonus&speciesname=gracilis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanonus&speciesname=gracilis https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanonus&speciesname=gracilis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Melanonus-gracilis.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Melanonus zugmayeri Species in    Melanonus Species in    Melanonidae - Classification - Melanonidae Gadiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Melanonus gracilis Günther , 1878 Pelagic cod Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Melanonus gracilis   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Melanonus gracilis Picture by SFSA Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Melanonidae (Melanonids) Etymology: Melanonus: Greek, melan, -anos = black Greek, onos = hake . More on author: Günther . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243 ); depth range 150 - 3613 m (Ref. 11892 ), usually 600 - 1100 m (Ref. 9563 ). Deep-water; 50°S - 69°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Circumpolar in subantarctic and temperate waters, occasionally being taken in the tropics (Ref. 6525 ). South Atlantic south of the Subtropical Convergence. Also captured recently in Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5209 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-72; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 52 - 54; Vertebrae : 57. Pale to dark brown in color (Ref. 6607 , Ref. 5209 ). P 9-10, V7, A50, C32+ (Ref. 36024 ). P 12-14, V7 (Ref. 2942 ). Pectoral numbers are to be clarified. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Oceanic species. Also mesopelagic (Ref. 7300 ). Has been recorded from over the continental slope in depths of 600 to 1,100 m (Ref. 9563 ). Biology unknown (Ref. 7130 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Chiu, T.S. and D.F. Markle , 1990. Melanonidae. p. 188-189. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5209 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )     Not Evaluated   CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: of no interest FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00143 - 0.00963), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (13 of 100). 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