marlin-spike

Nezumia bairdii

Macrourid Fish from One Zero Zero Zero Meters

marlin-spike is a marine fish from Northwest Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Nezumia
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to the northern end of the Straits of Florida, USA. A species reported from the northeastern Atlantic (Ref. 6321 ) should be reexamined. Report of specimen from the Azores and records from the Gulf of Mexico and West Indies (Ref. 6322 ) probably refer to other species.

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