Ridge scaled rattail (Macrourus carinatus) fish species and information / pictures of Ridge scaled rattail - Macrourus carinatus

Ridge scaled rattail (Macrourus carinatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Macrourus carinatus

Common Name
Ridge scaled rattail

Biology
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). This species is being imported and sold to the United States by the Argentines under the name grenadero (Ref. 5171).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1878

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific

Distribution

Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Subantarctic to temperate waters on both sides of South America, Falkland Islands, Discovery Tablemount and Meteor Seamount, South Africa, off Crozet and Prince Edward Islands, and off New Zealand and Macquarie Island.

Range

35°S - 60°S, 168°E - 42°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

1200 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 1200 m, usually 500 - 800 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.75 s.e. 0.64 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

100.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 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 (66 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=19)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated