Common names from other countries

Grenadier, Ridgescale whiptail, Grenadier gros yeux, ... more

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> Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Macrourus: Greek, makroura = great tail (Ref. 45335).
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas batidemersal; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 200 - 1200 m, usually 500 - 800 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 34°S - 65°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 1371)

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Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Subantarctic to temperate waters on both sides of South America, Falkland Islands, Discovery Tablemount and Meteor Seamount, South Africa, off Crozet and Prince Edward Islands, and off New Zealand and Macquarie Island.

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m 57.5, range 55 - 60 cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1371); idade máx. registrada: 19 anos (Ref. 7059)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Espinhos anais: 0. Head short, its underside moderately to extensively scaled, but sometimes only a file or narrow band of small scales is present below the suborbital and preopercular ridges and posteriorly on lower jaw. Eyes relatively large. Snout short, moderately pointed, with small naked patches on dorsal surface behind leading edges. Pyloric caeca 13 to 21. Overall color is medium brown to somewhat straw color; fins darker, blackish in some; the dorsal and pelvic fins darker distally; oral cavity lining dark gray or brown.

A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). This species is being imported and sold to the United States by the Argentines under the name grenadero (Ref. 5171).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Iwamoto, Tomio | Colaboradores

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

Não avaliada

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)