California grenadier (Nezumia stelgidolepis)

Scientific name: Nezumia stelgidolepis Gilbert, 1890

California grenadier (Nezumia stelgidolepis)

The California grenadier (Nezumia stelgidolepis) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, off Vancouver Island, Canada to southern Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, narrow, bluntly pointed; terminal snout scute developed but not conspicuously; suborbital ridge low; underside of snout, most of the suborbital region, and anterior half of mandible without scales; cephalic pores of the lateralis system prominent. Pyloric caeca 24 to 58. Body scales densely covered with conical to narrowly lanceolate spinules in short, slightly convergent rows. Overall color is swarthy, blackish ventrally, with bluish tinge on abdominal region; oral and branchial cavities generally pale with some blackish areas; fins dusky to blackish, first dorsal fin slightly paler basally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia stelgidolepis
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
277–909 m (909–2982 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 277 - 909 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: off Vancouver Island, Canada to southern Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20)

Sources

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

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