Miller's grenadier (Nezumia milleri) fish species and information / pictures of Miller's grenadier - Nezumia milleri

Miller's grenadier (Nezumia milleri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Nezumia milleri

Common Name
Miller's grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 184-185; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, acute, ventral surface in front of premaxillary symphysis naked, otherwise head surfaces completely scale-covered (Ref. 1371). Spinules on scales moderately slender, lanceolate (Ref. 1371). Overall color is grayish brown; trunk dark, violet tinged, grading to medium brown posteriorly; fins pale to blackish; first dorsal fin black on distal half; mouth blackish, gill cavity mostly black (Ref. 1371).

Classification

Classified By

Iwamoto, 1973

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: Angola to Namibia.

Range

6°S - 18°S, 7°E - 13°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

320 m

Depth To - meters

620 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 320 - 620 m (Ref. 11953)

Trophic Level

3.35 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

38.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated