Physiculus longicavis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Morid cods ;

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,815 meters (0 to -12,516 feet).[1]

Biome: Saltwater . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Physiculus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 18 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. argyropastus (Manaar Cod) · P. capensis (Bigeye Rockling) · P. dalwigki (Black Codling) · P. fulvus (Metallic Codling) · P. grinnelli (Metallic Codling) · P. helenaensis (Skulpin) · P. huloti (Japanese Codling) · P. japonicus (Japanese Codling) · P. kaupi (Luminescent Cod) · P. longifilis (Filament Cod) · P. luminosus (Luminescent Cod) · P. maximowiezi (Circumspect Goby) · P. nematopus (Charcoal Mora (FB)) · P. nigriscens (Darktip Cod) · P. rastrelliger (Hundred- Fathom Codling) · P. roseus (Rosy Cod) · P. talarae (Peruvian Mora (FB)) · P. therosideros (Scalyfin Cod)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Cohen, Daniel M., Tadashi Inada, Tomio Iwamoto, and Nadia Scialabba 1990. Gadiform Fishes of the World (Order Gadiformes): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy. x + 442. ISBN: 92-5-102890-7.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Iwamoto, Tomio (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: SeamountsOnline (seamount biota)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2729601
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-146376
• Fishbase Species ID: 59944
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 550843
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 120705

Footnotes

1. Mean = -1,480.000 meters (-4,855.643 feet), Standard Deviation = 3,160.960 based on 3 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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