Blunt-nosed grenadier (Nezumia kensmithi)

Scientific name: Nezumia kensmithi Wilson, 2001

The Blunt-nosed grenadier (Nezumia kensmithi) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, known only from Fieberling Guyot in the Fieberling-Guadalupe seamount chain about 900 km west-south-west of San Diego, California.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11. Soft rays on first dorsal fin 9-11; steep, blunt snout naked on venter; relatively weak suborbital ridge; moderately long, thin barbel. Dorsal spine and soft ray counts above taken from first dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia kensmithi
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.8
Depth range
555 m (1821 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 555 - 555 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from Fieberling Guyot in the Fieberling-Guadalupe seamount chain about 900 km west-south-west of San Diego, California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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