Hawknose grenadier (Coelorinchus oliverianus) fish species and information / pictures of Hawknose grenadier - Coelorinchus oliverianus

Hawknose grenadier (Coelorinchus oliverianus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus oliverianus

Common Name
Hawknose grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head large; the eyes very large; the snout bluntly pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges narrow, conspicuous but not especially spiny except over parietal and postorbital ridges; the underside of the head completely naked. Overall color is gray to gray-brown; the head covering translucent, the undersurface blackish and heavily punctate, especially around the mouth and gill cover; the fins dusky to blackish.

Classification

Classified By

Phillipps, 1927

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

Range

31°S - 50°S, 160°E - 177°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

85 m

Depth To - meters

1245 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 85 - 1245 m (Ref. 1371), usually 400 - 600 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.55 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

35.0 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: 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