Giant grenadier (Albatrossia pectoralis)

Scientific name: Albatrossia pectoralis Gilbert, 1892

Giant grenadier (Albatrossia pectoralis)

The Giant grenadier (Albatrossia pectoralis) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: North Pacific, northern Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas, east to the Gulf of Alaska, south to northern Baja California in Mexico.

Biology

Young apparently bathypelagic to some degree but become bathydemersal at a size of 50-60 cm. Adults feed mainly on cephalopods, fish and shrimps; other food items include ctenophores, echinoderms, worms, crabs, and amphipods. Oviparous, with planktonic larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Albatrossia pectoralis
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
210
Common length
85.0
Depth range
140–3500 m (459–11483 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 140 - 3500 m, usually 700 - 1100 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: northern Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas, east to the Gulf of Alaska, south to northern Baja California in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax >30)

Sources

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

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