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Giant grenadier (Albatrossia pectoralis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Albatrossia pectoralis

Common Name
Giant grenadier

Biology
Young apparently bathypelagic to some degree but become bathydemersal at a size of 50-60 cm (Ref. 1371). Adults feed mainly on cephalopods, fish and shrimps; other food items include ctenophores, echinoderms, worms, crabs, and amphipods (Ref. 1371). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36385).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1892

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: northern Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas, east to the Gulf of Alaska, south to northern Baja California in Mexico.

Range

62°N - 26°N, 143°E - 115°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

140 m

Depth To - meters

3500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 140 - 3500 m (Ref. 50550), usually 700 - 1100 m (Ref. 56476)

Trophic Level

4.32 s.e. 0.76 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

210 cm

Common Length

85.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax >30)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated