Family: |
Gonatidae () |
Max. size: |
38.5 cm ML (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2700 m |
Distribution: |
Offshore arctic and subarctic waters of northern Atlantic from Newfoundland Basin, around Greenland and eastward to the Barents Sea. Tropical to polar. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 85090. Juveniles feed on copepods, euphausiids, amphipods, pteropods and chaetognaths (Ref. 275). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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Country info: |
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