Nezumia parini Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977
Parin's grenadier
photo by FAO

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  23 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Bathypelagic species that probably feeds on pelagic invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 9315). Caught only with midwater nets, far from the bottom (Ref. 9315).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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