Albatrossia

Albatrossia

Giant grenadier, Giant rattail

Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Albatrossia pectoralis
Life Span
56 years
Weight
86
189
kglbs
kg lbs 
Length
210
83
cminch
cm inch 

Albatrossia pectoralis, the giant grenadier or giant rattail, is a very large rattail, and the only member of the genus Albatrossia. It is found in the north Pacific from northern Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering Seas, east to the Gulf of Alaska, and south to northern Baja California in Mexico. It is found at depths between 140 and 3,500 m. It can grow up to 2.1 m in length. The giant grenadier has the usual greatly elongated, pointed tail of the rattails.

Biome

Climate zones

Habits and Lifestyle

Giant grenadiers are apex predators on the upper continental slopes of the northern Pacific. Their main prey are Octopoteuthis deletron squid and Vampyroteuthis infernalis vampire squid.

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior

References

1. Albatrossia Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatrossia

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