Twelve-rayed grenadier
📖 Overview
Apparently found deeper in the northern part of its range. Copepods (80%) and polychaetes (62%) have the highest proportions in specimens examined from the slope off northwestern Africa. Other crustaceans and a few fish formed the remainder of the diet. This species like the majority of macrourines, depends on a mixed diet of benthic and pelagic organisms .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Ventral leading edge of snout and narrow ventromedian strip on underside naked, head otherwise completely scaled. Scales deciduous, with small, short, conical spinules in 6 to 9 parallel rows. Overall color is brownish to bluish; trunk bluish to blackish; fins blackish; mouth dusky; gill cavities blackish.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Twelve-rayed grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Twelve-rayed grenadier is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Twelve-rayed grenadier is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 329 - 1261 m , usually 400 - 500 m . Deep-water; 25°N - 18°S, 22°W - 13°E Southeast Atlantic: southernly into the Gulf of Guinea to Angola.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | twelve-rayed grenadier |
| 🌍CES | nezumie guinejská |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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