Scientific Name
Nezumia longebarbata

Common Name
Bluntnose grenadier

Biology
Blunt nosed. Broad bands of small teeth in both jaws. Body medium brown with bluish tinge on lateral walls of the abdomen and blackish ventrally. Lips, branchiostegal membranes and fins blackish (Ref. 37108).

Classification

Classified By

Roule & Angel, 1933

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic Ocean

Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and Gulf of Mexico.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1440 m

Depth To - meters

1710 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1440 - 1710 m (Ref. 6187)

Trophic Level

3.36 s.e. 0.44 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

40.5 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (45 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