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Aconcagua grenadier (Coelorinchus aconcagua) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus aconcagua

Common Name
Aconcagua grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large; eyes large; snout short and bluntly pointed. Body elongated, tapering abruptly from the first dorsal-fin base. Light organ rather short, extending in front of the anus within the body wall as a flattened, elongate diverticulum falling well short of the pelvic fin bases. Scales rather large and deciduous. Color is brownish to swarthy; the trunk bluish to violet; the fins dusky to blackish. A prominent blackish area behind the pectoral fin bases. The mouth and gill cavities pale.

Classification

Classified By

Iwamoto, 1978

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (up to 41?S) and Argentine Patagonia.

Range

30°S - 56°S, 80°W - 54°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

119 m

Depth To - meters

450 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 119 - 450 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.39 s.e. 0.49 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

39.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated