Scientific Name
Nezumia condylura  
Pronounce  
Nezumia condylura獅鼻奈氏鱈
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Jordan & Gilbert, 1904 Depth 200 - 720M
Chinese 獅鼻奈氏鱈 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鼠尾鱈科 Economic Fish No 
Family F215 Macrouridae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 獅鼻奈氏鱈 
Max Length 21 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 鱈魚 
Distribution in World North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan South、North East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos  Holotype Locality Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 207-257 fathoms 
Synonyms Lionurus condylura   
Reference 邱美倫(2002)碩士論文;Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Fishbase(2003)  Okamura, O. 1970 Okamura, O. 1970 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0058022. ASIZP0061238. ASIZP0061239. ASIZP0064104. ASIZP0065552. ASIZP0065587. ASIZP0065607. ASIZP0065625. ASIZP0065631. ASIZP0065638. ASIZP0065643. ASIZP0065663. ASIZP0066803. ASIZP0066831. ASIZP0066894. ASIZP0068038. ASIZP0070683. ASIZP0700346. ASIZP0803799. ASIZP0913799. FRIP00750.  
Common Name Pugnose grenadier; Japanese pugnose grenadier 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Snout short, blunt; terminal and lateral snout scutes large, blunt; undersides of snout, mandible, most of suborbital, and part of lower margin of preopercle naked; pores prominent in these areas. Teeth in rather broad, tapered bands, outer series in upper jaw slightly enlarged. First dorsal fin with 2 spines, serrations on second spine slender and rather widely spaced. Scales small, spinules on body scales sharp, needlelike, greatly reclined, in 4 to 16 parallel rows; scales below midbase of first dorsal fin 8 or 9, below second dorsal fin 12 or 13. Colour: greyish brown, bluish over abdomen; gill membranes blackish; fins dusky, first dorsal fin blackish distally; oral and branchial linings blackish.
habitats Benthopelagic fishes in the deep sea. A rare species of macrourids from the upper continental slope off northwestern Taiwan at depths between 400m and 800m. Food of these fishes consists of a wide range of fish and both benthic and pelagic invertebrates. 
Distribution Southern Japan and northeastern Taiwan, Tashi ; 24 54'63"N, 122 03'49"E. 
Utility