Broadsnout grenadier (Nezumia latirostrata)

Scientific name: Nezumia latirostrata Garman, 1899

Broadsnout grenadier (Nezumia latirostrata)

The Broadsnout grenadier (Nezumia latirostrata) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Panama to northern Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, conical, with a small but stout, distinctly bifid scute at its tip. Chin barbel very short. Underside of the snout and part of the suborbital space without scales; mandibular rami with loose scales along midline of each ramus; pores of the lateralis system indistinct on the head, although a small dark papillae is prominent. Pyloric caeca 17 to 25. Body scales are fairly large and deciduous, with lanceolate spinules arranged in convergent rows. Overall color is swarthy to brownish, the abdominal region bluish black; mouth dusky, gill cavity black except for pale areas ventrally and along medial wall; fins dark brown to brownish black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia latirostrata
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Depth range
589–1400 m (1932–4593 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 589 - 1400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Panama to northern Peru.
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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