Shoulderspot grenadier
📖 Overview
Stomach contents reveal the ingestion of shrimps and other crustaceans . Oviparous, with planktonic larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 0. Body tapering to a point posteriorly from behind the origin of the first dorsal fin. Head large; the eyes also large; the snout relatively short, its antero-lateral margin incompletely supported by bone, its terminal scute broad, blunt. Head ridges strong but not especially spiny; the underside of the snout, the ventral margins on the suborbital and mandible naked. Light organ large, lens-shaped. Overall color swarthy to grayish; the fins dusky to black; the mouth pallid; the gill cavity blackish, paler inwardly . A large, black, naked fossa midventrally on chest; anus at origin of the anal fin. Smooth second dorsal spine at all sizes . Branchiostegal rays: 6-6 .: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shoulderspot grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 180 - 300 m . Deep-water; 37°N - 22°N, 123°W - 107°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | shoulderspot grenadier |
| 🌍CES | hlavoun temnoploutvý |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Ратон |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | granadero carepala |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelorinchus scaphopsis | Gilbert | 1890 | Synonym |
| Coelorhynchus scaphopsis | Gilbert | 1890 | Synonym |
| Macrurus scaphopsis | Gilbert | 1890 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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