Pugnose grenadier (Sphagemacrurus grenadae)

Scientific name: Sphagemacrurus grenadae Parr, 1946

Pugnose grenadier (Sphagemacrurus grenadae)

The Pugnose grenadier (Sphagemacrurus grenadae) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. One record from Hudson Canyon.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, blunt; eyes large, its diameter greater than snout length. Pyloric caeca about 9, short, stumpy. Band of small pointed teeth in the premaxilla and dentary. Head fully scaled except for underside of snout, gular and branchiostegal membranes. Body dark brown to black, buccal cavity, gill cavities and peritoneum black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphagemacrurus grenadae
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
1000–1500 m (3281–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 1000 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. One record from Hudson Canyon.
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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