GIANT GRENADIER

Albatrossia pectoralis


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Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert, 1892) Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert, 1892)

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Young apparently bathypelagic to some degree but become bathydemersal at a size of 50-60 cm (Ref. 1371). Adults feed mainly on cephalopods, fish and shrimps; other food items include ctenophores, echinoderms, worms, crabs, and amphipods (Ref. 1371). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36385).