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Common Atlantic Grenadier
Nezumia aequalis
The common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis) is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae.
From the article Common Atlantic grenadier on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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. Its head, snout and chin barbel are short.
Range & habitat
The common Atlantic grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean; it is benthopelagic, living at depths of 200–2,320 m (660–7,610 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The common Atlantic grenadier feeds on mysids, amphipods, small shrimps, copepods, isopods, ostracods and polychaete worms.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120607.