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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
Etymology: Nezumia: A Japanese word that means "mouse" . More on author: Hubbs, Iwamoto.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water, preferred ?; 10°N - 15°S, 106°W - 70°W
Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9315)
Bathypelagic species that probably feeds on pelagic invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 9315). Caught only with midwater nets, far from the bottom (Ref. 9315).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and W. Schneider, 1995. Macrouridae. Granaderos. p. 1246-1265. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9315)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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