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Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Lepidion: Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 375 - 1520 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Northwest Pacific: Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk (Ref. 559). South Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Is. and Crozet Is. (Ref, 45488). North Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); max. published weight: 0.00 g; max. reported age: 49 years (Ref. 128846)
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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