Pugnose grenadier (Sphagemacrurus grenadae) fish species and information / pictures of Pugnose grenadier - Sphagemacrurus grenadae

Pugnose grenadier (Sphagemacrurus grenadae) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sphagemacrurus grenadae

Common Name
Pugnose grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, blunt; eyes large, its diameter greater than snout length. Pyloric caeca about 9, short, stumpy (Ref. 1371). Band of small pointed teeth in the premaxilla and dentary. Head fully scaled except for underside of snout, gular and branchiostegal membranes. Body dark brown to black, buccal cavity, gill cavities and peritoneum black (Ref. 37108).

Classification

Classified By

Parr, 1946

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. One record from Hudson Canyon.

Range

42°N - 10°N, 97°W - 58°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1000 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 1000 - 1500 m

Trophic Level

3.47 s.e. 0.47 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

25.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 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 (32 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