| Japanese Pugnose Grenadier | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Depths of up to 720 m in the waters around southern Japan, northern Taiwan and in the East China Sea. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Gadiformes |
| Family | Macrouridae |
| Genus | Nezumia |
| Species | N. condylura |
The Japanese Pugnose Grenadier, (Nezumia condylura), is a species of rattail fish. It is found at depths of up to 720 m in the waters around southern Japan, northern Taiwan and in the East China Sea.
As the common name suggests, this fish has a very short, blunt snout. It is greyish-brown overall but with a bluish tinge on the abdomen. The margins of the mouth and gills are blackish and the fins are dark. The first dorsal fin has blackish margins and has two spines.