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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Hawaiian grenadier

Ventrifossa ctenomelas Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
Max Length
31 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
411–673 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
45.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Not normally taken by commercial fishers because of the absence of a deep-water trawl fishery where it occurs .

Scientific Name
Ventrifossa ctenomelas
Authority
Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
31 cm
Depth Range
411–673 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
45.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Snout short, conical, with a black margin along its leading edge and supranarial ridges, but not a ling the median nasal ridge. Scales small, uniformly covered with small, fine conical spinules. First dorsal fin with a large black blotch on its distal portion.: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Hawaiian grenadier is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 411 - 673 m . Deep-water; 28°N - 14°N, 165°W - 149°W Central Pacific: apparently confined to the Hawaiian Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.7±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00219 × L3.2 (TL)
Max TL
31cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
45.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Gilbert & Cramer, 1897

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Hawaiian grenadier
🌍CES hlavatice havajská
🇷🇺Russian Гребенчатая вентрифосса

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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