Whitson's grenadier (Macrourus whitsoni)

Scientific name: Macrourus whitsoni Regan, 1913

Whitson's grenadier (Macrourus whitsoni)

The Whitson's grenadier (Macrourus whitsoni) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southern Ocean, Circumpolar (generally confined inside the Convergence except in the Falkland Islands area).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 124-125; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 110. Eyes relatively large. Snout short, moderately pointed, usually somewhat rounded with a high dorsal profile in adults, but often with prominent tubercles at its tip and lateral angles. Mouth large, lips thin. Underside of the head generally covered with small scales. Pyloric caeca 18 to 28. Overall color dark brown to swarthy in most individuals, but some are much paler; fins and lips blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Macrourus whitsoni
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Depth range
400–3185 m (1312–10449 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 400 - 3185 m, usually 600 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Ocean: Circumpolar (generally confined inside the Convergence except in the Falkland Islands area).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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