Sturgeon Granadier
Mataeocephalus acipenserinus
- Usual depth613–1,022 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and August
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 613–1,022 m · Deepest record: 1,344 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sturgeon Granadier, Sturgeon grenadier, Sturgeon Whiptail
Other scientific names: Coelocephalus acipenserinus, Macrurus microstomus, Mataeocephalus microstomus, Mataeocephalus nigrescens
Similar species
- Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
- Spearnose Whiptail
Coelorinchus acutirostris
- Silver whiptail
Coelorinchus argentatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 155 open-data records from 1891 to 2021.
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