Swordsnout grenadier
📖 Overview
Size may exceed 50 cm TL. Feeds primarily on small fish (myctophids), polychaete worms and crustaceans (pagurids, crabs, shrimps, ostracods, and copepods .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout long and sharply pointed, its anterolateral margin almost completely supported by bone; head ridges strong and coarsely spined; the dorsal surfaces of the head completely scaled except for the nasal fossa, scales atop head with spinules set in divergent rows; the underside of the head naked except for small isolated scales above the angle of the mouth and below the end of the opercle ridge in some specimens; swarthy to brownish, ventrally darker on the belly, with no prominent markings; the mouth and gill cavities blackish; the first dorsal fin uniformly dusky .: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Swordsnout grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 400 - 2220 m . Deep-water; 34°N - 7°N, 98°W - 52°W Central Atlantic: Florida Straits to northeastern South America.
🌿 Ecology
small fish (myctophids), polychaete worms and crustaceans (pagurids, crabs, shrimps, ostracods, and
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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