Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi)

Scientific name: Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840

Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi)

The Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros mcclellandi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Bregmacerotidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 57-66; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 69; Vertebrae: 52 - 58. Body is elongate, brownish and with speckling above and silvery below. The cheek and lower head also silver. Single occipital ray long and delicate, extending to near the middle of the second dorsal fin. Pelvic fins are jugular.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bregmaceros mcclellandi
Family
Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.6
Common length
7.0
Depth range
0–2000 m (0–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 2000 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Probably restricted to the area from West India to eastern Thailand. Reports from outside this area are most likely misidentifications. However, larval occurrence is wide in the tropics.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm=1)

Sources

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

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