Nezumia cyrano
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Gadiformes (Cod, Hakes and others)
Macrouridae (Grenadiers)
Nezumia
Nezumia cyrano
Description
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Characters
Elongate and attenuated body; snout relatively acute and of moderate length with 2 large scutelike scales at tip; jaws subterminal and relatively short; head length 15-20% TL; snout length 32-36% orbit; premaxilla length 20-21%; chin barbel 3-8% head length; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 65-77% head length; first gill slit restricted; gill rakers tuberculate, 6-10 on first arch; branchiostegal rays 7; pectoral fin rays 18-22; first dorsal fin rays 11-13, first ray splintlike and second serrated and spinous; second dorsal fin distinctly separated from first; pelvic fin rays 8-10; abdomen with small, circular naked black area (periproct); scales covered with broad, flattened spinules; swim bladder with 2 retia mirabilia
Brownish violet, with snout pale and gill covers, gular and branchiostegal membranes, and abdomen blackish
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and off northern coast of South America to Suriname; depth range 640-1324 m
Biology
Maximum known size 280 mm TL
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-10-09. Resilience: Low (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters described
References
Marshall and Iwamoto 1973
Uyeno et al. 1983
Boschung 1992
Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) (1983) Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p.
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