Loosescale grenadier (Coryphaenoides anguliceps) fish species and information / pictures of Loosescale grenadier - Coryphaenoides anguliceps

Loosescale grenadier (Coryphaenoides anguliceps) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coryphaenoides anguliceps

Common Name
Loosescale grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout prominent, pointed; chin with very short barbel. Scales highly deciduous; ventral and leading surfaces of the snout naked; suborbital region dorsally mostly naked; suborbital ridge scales small if present; head ridges without enlarged scute-like scales. Overall color is gray brown to dark brown; oral cavity pale to grayish.

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1899

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Range

24°N - 6°S, 112°W - 78°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

720 m

Depth To - meters

2400 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 720 - 2400 m (Ref. 9315)

Trophic Level

3.28 s.e. 0.39 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

50.0 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: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (52 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