Shortbeard grenadier (Nezumia brevibarbata)

Scientific name: Nezumia brevibarbata Barnard, 1925

Shortbeard grenadier (Nezumia brevibarbata)

The Shortbeard grenadier (Nezumia brevibarbata) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, known only from off the Orange River mouth to south of False Bay, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 149-151. Eyes large; snout short, acutely pointed, with well-developed terminal scute; underside of the snout, most of the suborbital, and anterior part of the mandible mostly naked. Spinules on body scales broadly lanceolate to shield-shaped, arranged in somewhat converging rows. Overall color is brownish; abdomen violaceous; gill membranes blackish; fins dusky. Also.

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Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia brevibarbata
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Depth range
549–1737 m (1801–5699 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 549 - 1737 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: known only from off the Orange River mouth to south of False Bay, South Africa.
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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