Formosa grenadier (Coelorinchus formosanus) fish species and information / pictures of Formosa grenadier - Coelorinchus formosanus

Formosa grenadier (Coelorinchus formosanus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus formosanus

Common Name
Formosa grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Snout moderately long and sharply pointed. Head ridges well developed but not especially coarse. Light organ long, extending as a black streak from the anus to just behind the isthmus. Grayish dorsally, silvery ventrally, with irregular blotches on trunk and tail.

Classification

Classified By

Okamura, 1963

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: East China Sea, off southern Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.

Range

31°N - 20°N, 117°E - 133°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

300 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 300 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.48 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

25.0 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

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 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