Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert, 1892)

Giant grenadier

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Gadiformes \| Macrouridae \| Macrourinae
Synonyms	Macrurus pectoralis, Chalinura pectoralis, Coryphaenoides pectoralis, ... more
Common names	Giant rattail, Pectoral rattail, Stor skolæst, ... more

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Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 210 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); common length : 85.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); max. published weight: 86.0 kg (Ref. 56527); max. reported age: 56 years (Ref. 39270)

Environment

Bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 140 - 3500 m (Ref. 50550), usually 700 - 1100 m (Ref. 56476)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 62°N - 26°N, 143°E - 115°W (Ref. 1371)

North Pacific: northern Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas, east to the Gulf of Alaska, south to northern Baja California in Mexico.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 131. Snout low, slightly protruding beyond the large mouth, without a spinous terminal scute. Scales small, slightly oblong, with moderate-sized median ridge, without spines or with few weak spinules, and 0 to 5 much lower, non-spinulated ridges laterally on exposed field. Swim bladder small, with 2 retia mirabilia. Gray-brown on head and body, each scale with a prominent dark posterior border, fins and lateral line darker; black in mouth, gill cavity, and on peritoneum (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 6-6; pyloric caeca: 12-16;

Young apparently bathypelagic to some degree but become bathydemersal at a size of 50-60 cm (Ref. 1371). Adults feed mainly on cephalopods, fish and shrimps; other food items include ctenophores, echinoderms, worms, crabs, and amphipods (Ref. 1371). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36385).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax >30)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)	Medium

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