Longbeard grenadier (Ventrifossa macropogon)

Scientific name: Ventrifossa macropogon Marshall, 1973

Longbeard grenadier (Ventrifossa macropogon)

The Longbeard grenadier (Ventrifossa macropogon) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, blunt. Scales fairly large, covered with slender conical spinules in quincunx order. Snout with black margins along its leading edge, supranarial ridges, median nasal ridge, and dorsally on suborbital. Gums of lower jaw blackish; first dorsal fin uniformly blackish to dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ventrifossa macropogon
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
439–1000 m (1440–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 439 - 1000 m, usually 500 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: off Guyana into the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and in Atlantic off northeastern Florida. Common to the south of the Gulf of Mexico, but relatively rare in the Gulf and Gulf stream.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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