Gadella maraldi, the gadella or morid cod, is a species of fish in the family Moridae from the warmer waters of the north eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Gadella maraldi grow to a maximum length of 30 centimetres (12 in). Its upper jaw has two rows of teeth, the outer row is made up of small teeth interspersed with notably large ones; the inner one only has small teeth. The anal fin originates on the anterior third of body, under the origin of anterior dorsal fin while the pectoral fins reach well past the origin of the anal fin. The filamentous ray of the pelvic fins extends slightly beyond the anal fin origin. It is generally dark in colour with a pale mouth cavity.[3]
Gadella maraldi is found in the warmer waters of the north eastern Atlantic from the southern Atlantic coast of Portugal south to west Africa, its southern limit in Africa being uncertain. Its Atlantic range includes the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, as well as the Grand Meteor Bank. In the Mediterranean Sea it occurs from the coast of Spain and the Balearics to the Aegean Sea and Levantine Sea.[1] It has been recorded as far north as Galicia and three specimens were taken from the Porcupine Bank off Ireland in the 21st Century.[4]
Gadella maraldi is a benthopelagic fish which can be found on the upper continental slope, over hard substrates at depths ranging from 150 to 700 m, to 368–748m in the east Ionian Sea. Spawning most likely takes place in the Spring and it has pelagic larvae. Its diet is not known.[1] It attains sexual maturity at a length of 15 cm.[3]
It is taken as a bycatch and occasionally recorded in markets but it is not a commercially significant species.[3]
The specific name maraldi honours the French-Italian astronomer and mathematician Giacomo F. Maraldi (1665-1729), who was also known as Jacques Maraldi.[5]
Gadella maraldi, the gadella or morid cod, is a species of fish in the family Moridae from the warmer waters of the north eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
La gadela común es la especie Gadella maraldi, un pez de la familia de los móridos, distribuido por gran parte del Mediterráneo, islas Azores, islas Canarias y la costa este del océano Atlántico desde Portugal hacia abajo, no está claro hasta donde llegan por la costa africana hacia el sur.[1] Especie de escasa importancia pesquera.
La longitud máxima descrita es de unos 30 cm, con un color del cuerpo generalmente oscuro con la cavidad oral de color más claro; no presenta espinas duras en ninguna de sus aletas, extendiéndose las pectorales hacia atrás más allá del origen de la aleta anal.[1]
Es una especie bentopelágica marina, que suele vivir entre 150 y 700 metros de profundidad, más profundo incluso en el este del mar Jónico.[2] Se le encuentra sobre todo en la parte superior del talud continental, sobre fondos duros.[3]
Posiblemente desove durante la primavera, siendo las larvas pelágicas.[3]
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La gadella (Gadella maraldi) è un pesce di mare della famiglia Moridae dell'ordine Gadiformes.
Questo pesce è presente nel mar Mediterraneo e nell'Oceano Atlantico orientale dallo stretto di Gibilterra a sud fino all'Africa tropicale. Nei mari italiani è poco comune ma segnalata ovunque.
Vive su fondi molli a profondità considerevoli, mediamente sui 300-500 metri.
Questo pesce è molto simile alla musdea nera dalla quale si riconosce per avere la bocca armata di forti denti ricurvi, per l'assenza del barbiglio e per la colorazione castano rossastro, molto più chiara.
Misura fino a 30 cm.
I giovanili, che sono planctonici hanno pinne pari molto sviluppate, con lunghi raggi in parte liberi.
Si cattura talvolta con le nasse e con le reti a strascico. La carne è commestibile ma non viene venduta sui mercati.
La gadella (Gadella maraldi) è un pesce di mare della famiglia Moridae dell'ordine Gadiformes.
Gadella maraldi is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de diepzeekabeljauwen (Moridae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1810 door Risso.
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