Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai) fish species and information / pictures of Kamohara grenadier - Coelorinchus kamoharai

Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus kamoharai

Common Name
Kamohara grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout long and sharply pointed. Head ridges not strongly developed. Scales thin, deciduous; the spinules on the body scales short, broad-based, widely spaced, arranged in quincunx order. Color is light brown, with irregular blotching or mottling on the back and upper sides; the belly silvery; median nasal process black; the mouth and gill cavities whitish; the fins dusky or punctate; the first dorsal fin blackish.

Classification

Classified By

Matsubara, 1943

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, south to Taiwan.

Range

36°N - 20°N, 120°E - 140°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

220 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 220 - 400 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.51 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

28.0 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 (34 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