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Species of fish
The common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis ) is a
species of fish in the family
Macrouridae .
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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.
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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).
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Behaviour
The common Atlantic grenadier feeds on
mysids ,
amphipods , small
shrimps ,
copepods ,
isopods ,
ostracods and
polychaete worms .
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References
^ Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (May 21, 2013).
"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Nezumia aequalis" . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
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"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878)" . www.marinespecies.org .
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"EUNIS -Species scientific and common names result" . eunis.eea.europa.eu .
^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012).
Smiths' Sea Fishes . Springer Science & Business Media.
ISBN
9783642828584 – via Google Books.
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"Fishery Bulletin" . National Marine Fisheries Service. August 18, 1977 – via Google Books.
^ Priede, Imants G. (10 August 2017).
Deep-Sea Fishes .
ISBN
9781316033456 .
^ Cohen, Daniel M.; Ebeling, Alfred W.; Iwamoto, Tomio; McDowell, Samuel B.; Marshall, N. B.; Rosen, Donn E.; Sonoda, Pearl; III, Walter H. Weed; Woods, Loren P. (October 23, 2018).
Orders Heteromi (Notacanthiformes), Berycomorphi (Beryciformes), Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes), Anacanthini (Gadiformes): Part 6 . Yale University Press.
ISBN
9781933789293 – via Google Books.
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"Nezumia aequalis, Common Atlantic grenadier : fisheries" . fishbase.mnhn.fr .
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"Marine Species Identification Portal : Smooth grenadier - Nezumia aequalis" . species-identification.org .
^ Shotton, Ross (August 18, 2006).
Deep Sea 2003: Conference reports . Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN
9789251054024 – via Google Books.
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"Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883" . www.gbif.org .
^ Morgan, M. D. (December 6, 2012).
Ecology of Mysidacea . Springer Science & Business Media.
ISBN
9789400980129 – via Google Books.
Media related to
Nezumia aequalis at Wikimedia Commons