The common Atlantic grenadier (''Nezumia aequalis'') is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae.

Description

The common Atlantic grenadier is blue-violet in colour, with silvery and black areas. Its maximum length is . It has 2 dorsal spines and its spinules are lanceolate or shield-shaped. Its head, snout and chin barbel are short.

Habitat

The common Atlantic grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean; it is benthopelagic, living at depths of .

Behaviour

The common Atlantic grenadier feeds on mysids,

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q646125 Macrouridae Fish described in 1878 Taxa named by Albert Günther