Description: A deep-water grenadier, with a large abdominal region, tapering into a pointed tail. Pointed snout and relatively small eyes. Brown to reddish, mouth and gill cavities black.
Habitat: Bathypelagic. A deep slope, upper continental rise species, common in deep waters in most oceans between approximately 2000 and 4700 m depth.
Feeding habits: Feeds on a variety of benthic invertebrates (especially crustaceans and holothuroids) when young, switching to primarily mesopelagic and bathypelagic fish, and sea urchins and cephalopods as adults.
Trophic level: FishBase: 3.6
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Commercial interest: Not commercial, especially due to the great depths at which it lives; however it is likely to be sold commercially if caught by accident.
Conservation status: Global: Not evaluated.
Europe: Least concern.
Nutritional information & food safety:
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Hureau J.-C., ed. (1984-1985). Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO. Accessed through: Marine Species Identification Portal. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://species-identification.org (2014).
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org
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