Palau grenadier
📖 Overview
Females with ripe eggs were taken in mid-December. Captured in fair numbers during exploratory fishing on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, but not known from any other area.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Scales with slender, sharp spinules in arranged in widely divergent V rows or irregularly quincunx order. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge and posteriorly over half of supranarial ridges.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Palau grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 454 - 710 m . Deep-water; 30°N - 22°N, 125°E - 135°E Pacific Ocean: Kyushu-Palau Ridge, southern Japan, southwestern Taiwan, and the Hawaiian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Palau grenadier |
| 🌍CES | hlavatice velkoploutvá |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Paraosokodara · パラオソコダラ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大鰭凹腹鱈 · 鱈魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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