Marlin-spike grenadier
📖 Overview
Benthic, reported as deep as 2295m . Taken much shallower in areas with cold surface waters. Feeds primarily on euphausiids, amphipods, and polychaetes, although a 200 mm individual had many copepods in its stomach .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout pointed; naked area on snout confined to median-ventral strip, otherwise head surfaces completely scaled. Spinules on scales slender, conical to lanceolate, arranged in convergent rows. Color when fresh gray with violet hue on trunk and lower jaw; silvery reflections on gill cover, parts of the suborbital, and trunk and tail below the lateral line; pelvic fins and membrane between spinous dorsal ray and first segmented ray black; pectoral and median fins otherwise dusky; oral and branchial cavities mostly black.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Marlin-spike grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 16 - 1000 m , usually 90 - 700 m . Subtropical; 59°N - 24°N, 81°W - 42°W Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to the northern end of the Straits of Florida, USA.
🌿 Ecology
euphausiids, amphipods, and polychaetes, although a 200 mm individual had many copepods in its stoma
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coryphaenoides bairdii | Goode & Bean | 1877 | Synonym |
| Lionurus bairdii | Goode & Bean | 1877 | Synonym |
| Macrurus bairdii | Goode & Bean | 1877 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 28 records indexed .
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