Longfin codling (Laemonema longipes)

Scientific name: Laemonema longipes Schmidt, 1938

Longfin codling (Laemonema longipes)

The Longfin codling (Laemonema longipes) is a marine fish of the family Moridae. Native range: North Pacific, central Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas.

Biology

Found in the continental slope. Many specimens taken from a whale stomach. 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Laemonema longipes
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
72.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
80–1830 m (262–6004 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 80 - 1830 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: central Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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