Treadfin grenadier (Gadomus longifilis)

Scientific name: Gadomus longifilis Goode & Bean, 1885

Treadfin grenadier (Gadomus longifilis)

The Treadfin grenadier (Gadomus longifilis) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Brownish in color. Mouth and gill chamber dark brown to black. Dark median stripe on the gill lamellae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gadomus longifilis
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
630–2165 m (2067–7103 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 630 - 2165 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, off Mauritania, Canary Islands, off Portugal, Morocco, and Azores. Western Atlantic: off the east coast of Florida, Straits of Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Reported off the Guianas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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