Aloha grenadier (Nezumia propinqua)

Scientific name: Nezumia propinqua Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

Aloha grenadier (Nezumia propinqua)

The Aloha grenadier (Nezumia propinqua) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, off Mozambique, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, and Hawaii. Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge. Very close to Nezumia condylura.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 160-163; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, blunt, with large terminal and lateral angle scutes; underside of the snout, mandible and most of the suborbital, and part of the lower margin of the preopercle without scales. Pyloric caeca 22 to 32. Body scales with sharp, needle-like spinules arranged in parallel rows. Overall color is brownish, abdominal region violaceous; gill membranes blackish; fins dusky, first dorsal fin blackish distally. Also.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia propinqua
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Depth range
219–914 m (719–2999 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 219 - 914 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: off Mozambique, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, and Hawaii. Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge. Very close to Nezumia condylura.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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