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Longfin codling (Laemonema longipes) fish species information

Scientific Name
Laemonema longipes

Common Name
Longfin codling

Biology
Found in the continental slope (Ref. 1371). Many specimens taken from a whale stomach (Ref. 1371). Gut content of a 3.86 cm SL specimen contained a large number of grasping spines of arrow worms (Chaetognatha spp.), while a 4.01 cm SL specimen contained 6 individuals of the copepod Metridia pacifica (Ref. 87085).

Classification

Classified By
Schmidt, 1938
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Cods (Gadiformes)
Family
Morid cods (Moridae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: central Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas.
Range
57°N - 34°N, 140°E - 168°W

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
80 m
Depth To - meters
1830 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 80 - 1830 m (Ref. 50550)
Trophic Level
3.61 s.e. 0.37 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
72.0 cm
Common Length
50.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (58 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated