Ventrifossa
garmani
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)
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Family:
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Macrouridae
(Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
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Order:
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Gadiformes
(cods)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Sagami grenadier |
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Max. size:
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31.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 200 – 720 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 34°N - 24°N, 125°e - 140°e |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2;
Anal
spines: 0. Snout short, conical; eyes large, its diameter greater than snout length. Scales medium-sized, uniformly covered with broad, short, triangular spinules in widely divergent V rows or irregularly quincunx order. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge; first dorsal fin uniformly dusky or darker proximally, but lacking a distinct black blotch.
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Biology: |
Most common in about 350 to 550 m where water temperatures range from 6?to 12°C. Feeds primarily on euphausiids, prawns, and isopods. Spawning probably takes place in early spring.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Iwamoto, Tomio
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