Biology:Common Atlantic grenadier

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Common Atlantic grenadier
Nezumia aequalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Nezumia
Species:
N. aequalis
Binomial name
Nezumia aequalis
(Günther, 1878)
Synonyms[2]
  • Coryphaenoides aequalis Günther, 1878
  • Coryphaenoides serratus Lowe, 1843
  • Lionurus aequalis Günther, 1878
  • Macrourus serratus Lowe, 1843
  • Macruroplus serratus Lowe, 1843
  • Macrurus aequalis Günther, 1878
  • Macrurus serratus Lowe, 1843
  • Macrurus smiliophorus Vaillant, 1888
  • Nezumia hildebrandi Parr, 1946

The common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis) is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae.[3][4][5][6]

Description

Nezumia aequalis next to a ballpoint pen

The common Atlantic grenadier is blue-violet in colour, with silvery and black areas. Its maximum length is 36 centimetres (14 in). It has 2 dorsal spines and its spinules are lanceolate or shield-shaped.[7] Its head, snout and chin barbel are short.[8][9]

Habitat

The common Atlantic grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean;[10] it is benthopelagic, living at depths of 200–2,320 m (660–7,610 ft).[11]

Behaviour

The common Atlantic grenadier feeds on mysids, amphipods, small shrimps, copepods, isopods, ostracods and polychaete worms.[8][12]

References

  1. ↑ Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (May 21, 2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Nezumia aequalis". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en. 
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126473. 
  3. ↑ "EUNIS -Species scientific and common names result". https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?pageSize=10&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=false&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0&scientificName=Nezumia+aequalis. 
  4. ↑ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584. https://books.google.com/books?id=FnTpCAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Nezumia+aequalis%22&pg=PA339. 
  5. ↑ "Fishery Bulletin". National Marine Fisheries Service. August 18, 1977. https://books.google.com/books?id=-oBSMF21GwMC&dq=%22Nezumia+aequalis%22&pg=PA154. 
  6. ↑ Priede, Imants G. (10 August 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes. ISBN 9781316033456. https://books.google.com/books?id=fBcwDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Nezumia+aequalis%22&pg=PA373. 
  7. ↑ Cohen, Daniel M.; Ebeling, Alfred W.; Iwamoto, Tomio; McDowell, Samuel B.; Marshall, N. B.; Rosen, Donn E.; Sonoda, Pearl; III, Walter H. Weed et al. (October 23, 2018). Orders Heteromi (Notacanthiformes), Berycomorphi (Beryciformes), Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes), Anacanthini (Gadiformes): Part 6. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789293. https://books.google.com/books?id=HkaMDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Nezumia+aequalis%22&pg=PA645. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Nezumia aequalis, Common Atlantic grenadier : fisheries". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Nezumia-aequalis.html. 
  9. ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Smooth grenadier - Nezumia aequalis". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1444&menuentry=soorten. 
  10. ↑ Shotton, Ross (August 18, 2006). Deep Sea 2003: Conference reports. Food & Agriculture Org.. ISBN 9789251054024. https://books.google.com/books?id=iWcTsC2LQ1cC&dq=%22Nezumia+aequalis%22&pg=PA75. 
  11. ↑ "Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". https://www.gbif.org/species/5215212. 
  12. ↑ Morgan, M. D. (December 6, 2012). Ecology of Mysidacea. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400980129. https://books.google.com/books?id=CMXtCAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Nezumia+aequalis%22&pg=PA94. 

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