Common Atlantic grenadier

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

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gadiformes
Family:Macrouridae
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Common Atlantic grenadier
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
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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]

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