Globehead grenadier (Cetonurus globiceps)

Scientific name: Cetonurus globiceps Vaillant, 1884

The Globehead grenadier (Cetonurus globiceps) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12. Band of small pointed teeth in both jaws. Body color brown to dark brown, gular and branchiostegal membrane darker. Membranes of mouth, gill cavities and body cavity blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Cetonurus globiceps
Family: Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order: Gadiformes (Cods)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 50.0
Depth range: 860–4621 m (2822–15161 ft)
Environment: Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 860 - 4621 m, usually 1000 - 2000 m
Climate: Deep-water
Distribution: Atlantic and Pacific: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, Azores, off Mauritania, Senegal, and Canary Islands, Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, east Caribbean. Western Pacific: Off Japan and Indonesia.
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.

Last updated 27 September 2026