Roundhead grenadier (Odontomacrurus murrayi)

Scientific name: Odontomacrurus murrayi Norman, 1939

Roundhead grenadier (Odontomacrurus murrayi)

The Roundhead grenadier (Odontomacrurus murrayi) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

General coloration is dark brown. Single row of teeth in the upper jaw.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odontomacrurus murrayi
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
64.0
Depth range
0–2500 m (0–8202 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Eastern Atlantic: Azores and Madeira south to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Indo-West Pacific: Africa to South China Sea, Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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