Patagonian grenadier (Macruronus magellanicus)

Scientific name: Macruronus magellanicus L?nnberg, 1907

Patagonian grenadier (Macruronus magellanicus)

The Patagonian grenadier (Macruronus magellanicus) is a marine fish of the family Merlucciidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic, off southern Chile and Argentina.

Biology

Schooling species which are concentrated on the outer part of the continental shelf. Feeds mainly on fish (herring, anchovies, lantern fishes), also on mysids, cephalopods, euphausiids and amphipods. Migrates southward in spring and summer and northward in winter. Utilized fresh, frozen and for fishmeal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Macruronus magellanicus
Family
Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
115
Common length
80.0
Depth range
30–500 m (98–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 30 - 500 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: off southern Chile and Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09-0.1)

Sources

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

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