Shortbeard grenadier (Nezumia brevibarbata) fish species and information / pictures of Shortbeard grenadier - Nezumia brevibarbata

Shortbeard grenadier (Nezumia brevibarbata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Nezumia brevibarbata

Common Name
Shortbeard grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 149-151. Eyes large; snout short, acutely pointed, with well-developed terminal scute; underside of the snout, most of the suborbital, and anterior part of the mandible mostly naked. Spinules on body scales broadly lanceolate to shield-shaped, arranged in somewhat converging rows. Overall color is brownish; abdomen violaceous; gill membranes blackish; fins dusky. Also Ref. 2800.

Classification

Classified By

Barnard, 1925

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: known only from off the Orange River mouth to south of False Bay, South Africa.

Range

30°S - 39°S, 14°E - 26°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

549 m

Depth To - meters

1737 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 549 - 1737 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.43 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

26.0 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: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 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