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Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert, 1892)

Giant grenadier
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Canada country information

Common names: Pectoral rattail
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 1371.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant rattail, Pectoral rattail, Stor skolæst, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Albatrossia: The name of an oceanographic ship "Albatross" (1888-1900) (Ref. 45335);  pectoralis: pectoralis refering to the long and narrow pectoral fin (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 140 - 3500 m (Ref. 50550), usually 700 - 1100 m (Ref. 56476).   Deep-water; 62°N - 26°N, 143°E - 115°W (Ref. 1371)

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