Thumb grenadier

📖 Overview

Thumb grenadier (Nezumia pulchella) is a ray-finned fish of the family Macrouridae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 30 cm. It occurs at depths between 250 and 960 metres. With a trophic level of 3.3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout rather narrow, bluntly pointed; terminal scute well-developed; ventral surface of the upper leading margin of the snout, underside of suborbital, mandible, lower edge of the preopercle and gill membranes without scales. Pyloric caeca 23 to 31. Body scales densely covered with conical spinules arranged in parallel to slightly converging rows. Overall color swarthy to medium brown, blackish ventrally, with bluish tinge over the abdomen; oral and gill cavities generally pale but blackish around margin of latter; fins dusky to blackish, first dorsal fin darker distally.: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Thumb grenadier is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 250 - 960 m . Deep-water; 7°S - 34°S, 83°W - 70°W Southeast Pacific: northern Peru to central Chile.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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