Firebelly grenadier
📖 Overview
Overview information for Firebelly grenadier is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Eyes large; snout long and sharply pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges strong but with short, generally conical spinules; the terminal snout scute longer than wide and with blunt lateral arms; the underside of the snout naked medially. Light organ large, visible externally as a large blackish streak extending from the anus to a long black fossa on the rear half of the chest. Scales covered with fine spinules in parallel to slightly divergent rows. Color is pale light grayish-brown to tawny, blackish or densely punctate on belly and chest; the mouth cavity blackish .: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Firebelly grenadier is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 300 - 500 m . Deep-water; 26°N - 11°N, 81°W - 60°W Central Atlantic: West Indies.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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