Bathygadus macrops
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Gadiformes (Cod, Hakes and others)
Macrouridae (Grenadiers)
Bathygadus
Bathygadus macrops
Description
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Characters
Elongate and attenuated body; large, terminal mouth; relatively large eyes; closely spaced dorsal fins. Snout slightly acute and straight to slightly concave anterior to eye. Jaws do not reach posterior margin of orbit. Premaxilla has short ascending process and is only slightly protrusible. Head firm, not cavernous, and 15% to 20% of TL. Snout length 23% to 27%, orbit 27% to 34%, length of premaxilla 54% to 56%, chin barbel 0% to 8.6%, and depth of body at origin of first dorsal fin 70% to 81% of head length. Jaw teeth small, recurved, and depressible, in relatively broad bands in both jaws. First gill slit unrestricted. Gill rakers lathlike, 6 or 7 on epibranch and 19 to 21 on lower limb of first arch. Pectoral fin of moderate length with 17 to 20 rays. First dorsal fin has 10 to 13 rays, first ray splintlike and second ray slender and spinous. Second dorsal fin originates close to insertion of first dorsal fin and has longer rays than anal fin. Pelvic fin has 8 rays, with first ray slightly elongated. Scales lack spinules. Abdominal area lacks naked area and light organ. Swim bladder has two retia mirabilia but lacks drumming muscles.
Light yellow to pale brown, with fins, branchiostegal membranes, gular membranes, buccal cavity, gill cavity, and body cavity dark. Outer gill filaments unpigmented.
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, at depths of 347 to 777 m
Biology
Maximum known size is about 500 mm TL
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-05-13.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries.
References
Iwamoto 1970
Marshall 1973
Cohen et al. 1990
Boschung 1992
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.
Geistdoerfer, P. (1990) Macrouridae. p. 541-563. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Wayland, M.T., C. Sommerville and D.I. Gibson (1999) Echinorhynchus brayi n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidea) from Pachycara crassiceps (Roule) (Zoarcidae) deep-sea fish. Systematic Parasitology 43:93-101.
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