Laemonema barbatulum
| Shortbeard codling | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Laemonema |
| Species: | L. barbatulum
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| Binomial name | |
| Laemonema barbatulum | |
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The short beard codling (Laemonema barbatulum)continental slope at depths between 50 and 1,620 m (200 and 5,300 ft).
Description
The shortbeard codling can grow to a maximum standard length of about 33 cm (13 in) and takes the form of a somewhat spindle-shaped cylinder. The snout is fairly blunt and the upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower jaw. There is a short
caudal fin is small and rounded. The general colour of this fish is tan, the dorsal and anal fins having dark edges.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is found in the western Atlantic Ocean between about 57°N and 4°N, its range extending southwards from the Grand Banks of Newfoundland to the Bahamas,[1] and the Gulf of Mexico,[3] the depth range being from around 50 m (160 ft) down to about 1,620 m (5,300 ft).[2]
Ecology
L. barbatulum is one of the dominant fishes in the more open areas of the
demersal predator, feeding on such invertebrates as bivalves, gastropod molluscs, polychaete worms and tanaids, crushing its prey with its beak-like jaws.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean, 1883". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean, 1883". FishBase. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-292-75705-9.
- ISBN 978-1-316-03345-6.
- ^ Priede (2017), p. 110.
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