Spectacled grenadier (Nezumia orbitalis)

Scientific name: Nezumia orbitalis Garman, 1899

Spectacled grenadier (Nezumia orbitalis)

The Spectacled grenadier (Nezumia orbitalis) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Panama to northern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, conical, with small, stout terminal scute; ventral surface of the snout and suborbital region mostly bare; mandibular rami with loose scales along the midline of each ramus; cephalic pores of the lateralis system indistinct. Pyloric caeca 17 to 23. Body scales fairly large with conical to narrowly lanceolate spinules in as many as 15 convergent rows. Overall color is reddish brown, abdominal region bluish black; orbit ringed black; oral and branchial cavities blackish; fins light, first dorsal fin black distally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nezumia orbitalis
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
523–800 m (1716–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 523 - 800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama to northern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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