Scientific Name
Leptoderma macrops

Common Name
Grenadier smooth-head

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57-67; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 78 - 85

Classification

Classified By

Vaillant, 1886

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and off Brazil.

Range

45°N - 34°S, 98°W - 17°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

500 m

Depth To - meters

2000 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 2000 m (Ref. 4460)

Trophic Level

3.32 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

24.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (42 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