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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Gadella: Diminutive of latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 425 - 790 m (Ref. 31777). Deep-water; 21°S - 24°S
Western Pacific: New Caledonia and Norfolk Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31777)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 1;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 78-84;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 77 - 78;
Vertebrae: 55 - 57. Gadiform fish with single row of large irregular canine-like teeth in upper and lower jaws and a small triangular patch of minute teeth at symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 31777). First dorsal fin origin behind pectoral insertion, first ray minute, second ray longest (Ref. 31777). Second dorsal fin occurs straight behind first, posterior fin rays longest (Ref. 31777).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paulin, C.D. and C.D. Roberts, 1997. Review of the morid cods (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii, Moridae) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species of Gadella. p. 17-41. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (MMNHN), 174. (Ref. 31777)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.8 - 9.6, mean 8.7 °C (based on 5 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00195 - 0.00776), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).