Aloha grenadier (Nezumia propinqua) fish species and information / pictures of Aloha grenadier - Nezumia propinqua

Aloha grenadier (Nezumia propinqua) fish species information

Scientific Name
Nezumia propinqua

Common Name
Aloha grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 160-163; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, blunt, with large terminal and lateral angle scutes; underside of the snout, mandible and most of the suborbital, and part of the lower margin of the preopercle without scales. Pyloric caeca 22 to 32. Body scales with sharp, needle-like spinules arranged in parallel rows. Overall color is brownish, abdominal region violaceous; gill membranes blackish; fins dusky, first dorsal fin blackish distally. Also Ref. 2800.

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: off Mozambique, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, and Hawaii. Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge. Very close to Nezumia condylura.

Range

30°N - 35°S, 34°E - 85°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

219 m

Depth To - meters

914 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 219 - 914 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.43 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

27.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 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