Marlin-spike grenadier (Nezumia bairdii)

Scientific name: Nezumia bairdii Goode & Bean, 1877

Marlin-spike grenadier (Nezumia bairdii)

The Marlin-spike grenadier (Nezumia bairdii) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout pointed; naked area on snout confined to median-ventral strip, otherwise head surfaces completely scaled. Spinules on scales slender, conical to lanceolate, arranged in convergent rows. Color when fresh gray with violet hue on trunk and lower jaw; silvery reflections on gill cover, parts of the suborbital, and trunk and tail below the lateral line; pelvic fins and membrane between spinous dorsal ray and first segmented ray black; pectoral and median fins otherwise dusky; oral and branchial cavities mostly black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia bairdii
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
16–1000 m (52–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 16 - 1000 m, usually 90 - 700 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to the northern end of the Straits of Florida, USA. A species reported from the northeastern Atlantic should be reexamined. Report of specimen from the Azores and records from the Gulf of Mexico and West Indies probably refer to other species.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.28)

Sources

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

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