Atacama grenadier (Nezumia pudens)

Scientific name: Nezumia pudens Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Atacama grenadier (Nezumia pudens)

The Atacama grenadier (Nezumia pudens) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, central Chile.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head relatively compressed laterally, surfaces smoothly rounded, suborbital ridge low; snout short, blunt and narrow, terminal and lateral angles not especially set off from adjacent scales. Head completely scaled except for strip ventromedian on snout and ventral margin of suborbital region. Pyloric caeca about 35 to 45. Overall color is medium brown, blackish ventrally; fins, gill membranes, and linings of the mouth and gullet also blackish; first dorsal fin slightly paler near base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia pudens
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
580–1238 m (1903–4062 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 580 - 1238 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: central Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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