Vaillant's grenadier
📖 Overview
Feeds on mysids, pelagic copepods, chaetognaths and small shrimps . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 1371.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species does not have light organs. The head is large; eyes are large, about equal in diameter to the interorbital space. The snout is blunt with the lower jaw slightly projecting. The body tapers quite abruptly from behind the pectoral fin. Body color is light brown. The fin membranes, branchiostegal membrane, gill chamber and body cavity color is black. Also Ref. 2800.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Vaillant's grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Vaillant's grenadier is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Vaillant's grenadier is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 400 - 2600 m , usually 700 - 1400 m . Deep-water; 53°N - 34°S, 98°W - 20°E South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
mysids, pelagic copepods, chaetognaths and small shrimps (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 225 records indexed .
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