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Laemonema longipes Schmidt, 1938 Longfin codling |
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FAO |
| Family: | Moridae (Morid cods) | |||
| Max. size: | 72 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,500.0 g; max. reported age: 26 years | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 80 - 1830 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: central Japan to the Okhotsk to Aleutian Islands and Bering seas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Eyes relatively small, less than snout length in diameter. Chin barbel absent. Pectoral and pelvic fins reaching beyond level of anal fin origin. | |||
| 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). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||