Common Atlantic grenadier

The common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis) is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae.^[3][4][5][6]

Common Atlantic grenadier
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Nezumia
Species:	N. aequalis
Binomial name
Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878)
Synonyms[2]
Coryphaenoides aequalis Günther, 1878 Coryphaenoides serratus Lowe, 1843 Lionurus aequalis Günther, 1878 Macrourus serratus Lowe, 1843 Macruroplus serratus Lowe, 1843 Macrurus aequalis Günther, 1878 Macrurus serratus Lowe, 1843 Macrurus smiliophorus Vaillant, 1888 Nezumia hildebrandi Parr, 1946

Description

Nezumia aequalis next to a ballpoint pen

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.^[7] Its head, snout and chin barbel are short.^[8][9]

Habitat

The common Atlantic grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean;^[10] it is benthopelagic, living at depths of 200–2,320 m (660–7,610 ft).^[11]

Behaviour

The common Atlantic grenadier feeds on mysids, amphipods, small shrimps, copepods, isopods, ostracods and polychaete worms.^[8][12]