Net-throat grenadier (Spicomacrurus dictyogadus)

Scientific name: Spicomacrurus dictyogadus Iwamoto, Shao & Ho, 2011

Net-throat grenadier (Spicomacrurus dictyogadus)

The Net-throat grenadier (Spicomacrurus dictyogadus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Vanuatu.

Biology

This species is distinguished by its relatively deep and compressed body and head, with greatest body width about 2 times into greatest depth; suborbital depth about 3.5 into orbit diameter; 5.5 scale rows below origin of second dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Spicomacrurus dictyogadus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
657–685 m (2156–2247 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 657 - 685 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Vanuatu.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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