Doublethread grenadier
📖 Overview
Doublethread grenadier (Gadomus arcuatus), first described by Goode & Bean, 1886 is a large fish in the family Macrouridae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 58.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 610 to 1370 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Head bones and integument are relatively tough; eyes are of moderate size; chin barbels are long and prominent; adults over 30 cm have a pronounced hump-back appearance; caudal fin is absent; the first fin rays of the dorsal pectoral and pelvic fins are very elongated; body color is generally brownish; the fin membranes, mouth and gill chamber blackish . This species does not have light organs .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Doublethread grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 610 - 1370 m . Deep-water; 37°N - 35°S, 98°W - 6°W Central Atlantic: Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and northeastern coast of South America.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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