Ridge scaled rattail (Macrourus carinatus)

Scientific name: Macrourus carinatus G?nther, 1878

Ridge scaled rattail (Macrourus carinatus)

The Ridge scaled rattail (Macrourus carinatus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

A benthic species found on the continental slope. This species is being imported and sold to the United States by the Argentines under the name grenadero.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Macrourus carinatus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
200–1200 m (656–3937 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 1200 m, usually 500 - 800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Subantarctic to temperate waters on both sides of South America, Falkland Islands, Discovery Tablemount and Meteor Seamount, South Africa, off Crozet and Prince Edward Islands, and off New Zealand and Macquarie Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=19)

Sources

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

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