Parrot grenadier (Nezumia loricata)

Scientific name: Nezumia loricata Garman, 1899

The Parrot grenadier (Nezumia loricata) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head with strongly developed, angular suborbital ridge; snout moderately pointed, with spiny tubercular scale at its tip and lateral angles. Underside of snout and part of the suborbital region naked; mandibles covered with small deciduous scales. Pyloric caeca 20 to 32. Body scales adherent, with dagger-shaped to narrowly triangular spinules in somewhat convergent rows. Anus is closer to the origin of the pelvic fins than to that of the anal fin. Overall color is swarthy to medium brown, darker ventrally; fins blackish; mouth dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia loricata
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
600–1500 m (1969–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 600 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: temperate Australia. Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands and off central Chile. Two subspecies are recognized, Nezumia loricata loricata from the Galapagos and Nezumia loricata atomos from Chile. The Chilean and Australian records suggest a broad temperate distribution across South Pacific.
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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