Bullseye grenadier (Bathygadus macrops) fish species and information / pictures of Bullseye grenadier - Bathygadus macrops

Bullseye grenadier (Bathygadus macrops) fish species information

Scientific Name
Bathygadus macrops

Common Name
Bullseye grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large, rather firm, not cavernous. Eyes are relatively large. Chin barbels rudimentary. Integument thick, scale pocket usually well defined. Pyloric caeca 30 to 40.

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1885

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic Ocean

Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: US coast and in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in the western Atlantic; from the Gulf of Guinea (Ivory to Angola), in the eastern Atlantic.

Range

39°N - 15°S, 98°W - 14°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

777 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 777 m (Ref. 3587)

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.29 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

50.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated