Species FAO code: RHG

Macrourus berglax

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Grenadier de Grenadierfisch	–
Denmark	da Nordlig skolæst	–
Estonia	et Põhja-pikksaba	–
France	fr grenadier	–
Germany	de Grenadier de Grenadierfisch	–
Ireland	en Roughhead grenadier ga Gránádóir ceanngharbh	–
Lithuania	lt šiaurinis grenadierius	–
Luxembourg	de Grenadier de Grenadierfisch fr grenadier	–
Netherlands	nl Noordelijke grenadiervis	–
Poland	pl Grenadier siwy pl buławik siwy	–
Portugal	pt Granadeiro pt Lagartixa pt Peixe-prata	–
Slovakia	sk dlhochvost berglax	–
Slovenia	sl čebulastooki repak	–
Spain	es Granadero	Galicia: Granadeiro ollón
Sweden	sv Långstjärt	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macrourus berglax Lacepède, 1801

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

GRV/514GRN

Macrourus

Fishing areas

27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V) Greenland waters
27.14 East Greenland (Subarea XIV) Greenland waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

75.0 t

Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

Stocks (2021)

GRV/N1GRN.

Macrourus

Fishing areas

21.1 Baffin Bay, Davis Strait Greenland waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

60.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macrourus berglax Lacepède, 1801

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Macrourus berglax

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Macrourus berglax

Scientific name

Macrourus berglax

Author

Lacepède, 1801

Rank

Species

FAO code

RHG

Morphological description

Snout short, rather strongly pointed; mouth small, inferior. Underside of head almost entirely naked. Pyloric caeca about 19 or 20. Overall color is gray, darker ventrally on trunk; anal fin dark-edged, first dorsal and pectoral fins dusky (Ref. 1371). Front end of dorsal fin spine is serrated (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMacrouridae
    - GenusMacrourus
      - SpeciesMacrourus berglax

Synonyms

Coryphaenoides berglax (Lacepède, 1801)
Macrurus fabricii Sundevall, 1842
Macrourus fabricii Sundevall, 1842

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macrourus berglax Lacepède, 1801

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 90 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 90 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Macrourus berglax

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Distribution maps