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Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Etymology: Bregmaceros: Greek, bregma = front of the head + Greek, keras, -atos = horn (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Taiwan Strait, southern East China Sea, South China Sea (including Vietnam), Gulf of Thailand, Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, and eastern Bay of Bengal.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53406)
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Torii, A., R. Javonillo and T. Ozawa, 2004. Reexamination of Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960 with description of a new species Bregmaceros pseudolanceolatus (Gadiformes: Bermacerotidae). Ichthyol. Res. 51(2):106-112. (Ref. 53406)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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