Fish of the Nezumia genus of the Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Roughtip grenadier. Photo by © OCEANA. flickr.com/photos/oceanaeurope)
Roughtip grenadier (Nezumia sclerorhynchus) was first described in 1838 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865).
It inhabits the depths of 130-3,200 meters, usually 450-730 meters. The maximum recorded length is 36 cm. It feeds on small crustaceans and polychaete.
(Roughtip grenadier. Photo by © Alexei Orlov. fishbase.org)
Allegedly, in the Adriatic Sea, it occurs in its southern part. It is a poorly studied species.
Names of roughtip grenadier (Nezumia sclerorhynchus) in other languages are as follows:
Ratуn azulado (Spanish), Pesce sorcio spinoso (Italian), Rauspitzen-Seeratte (German), Miš bodljaš (Croatian, Serbian).