Japanese pugnose grenadier (Nezumia condylura)

Scientific name: Nezumia condylura Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Japanese pugnose grenadier (Nezumia condylura)

The Japanese pugnose grenadier (Nezumia condylura) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Japan and the East China Sea. Recently recorded from northeastern Taiwan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, blunt; terminal and lateral scutes large, blunt; undersides of snout, mandible, most of the suborbital, and part of the lower margin of the preopercle naked. Body scales with sharp, slender spinules in 4 to 16 parallel rows. Pyloric caeca 25 to 28. Overall color is brown; abdomen bluish; gill membranes blackish; fins dusky, first dorsal fin blackish distally; oral and branchial linings blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia condylura
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Depth range
200–720 m (656–2362 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 720 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and the East China Sea. Recently recorded from northeastern Taiwan.
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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