Common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis)

Scientific name: Nezumia aequalis G?nther, 1878

Common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis)

The Common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Atlantic: Faroe Bank to northern Angola and the Mediterranean Sea. Western Atlantic: Davis Straits to northern Brazil.

Biology

Feeds on benthic as well as pelagic animals like mysids, amphipods, small shrimps, copepods, isopods, ostracods and polychaete worms

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia aequalis
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
200–2320 m (656–7612 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 2320 m, usually 200 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Eastern Atlantic: Faroe Bank to northern Angola and the Mediterranean Sea. Western Atlantic: Davis Straits to northern Brazil.
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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