Misaki grenadier
📖 Overview
Misaki grenadier (Ventrifossa misakia), first described by Jordan & Gilbert, 1904 is a large fish in the family Macrouridae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 40.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 387 to 455 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Scales very small, sparsely covered with slender conical to lanceolate spinules in widely divergent V rows. Snout in young individuals with faint blackish margin along its leading edge, older individuals appear to have only a blackish snout tip.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Misaki grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 387 - 455 m . Deep-water; 38°N - 25°N, 125°E - 144°E Northwest Pacific: Choshi to Kagoshima in Japan.
🌿 Ecology
euphausiids, prawns, and isopods (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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