Blackfin grenadier (Coelorinchus caribbaeus) fish species and information / pictures of Blackfin grenadier - Coelorinchus caribbaeus

Blackfin grenadier (Coelorinchus caribbaeus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus caribbaeus

Common Name
Blackfin grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-39. Head large; eyes large; snout pointed; body tapering to a point posteriorly from behind the first dorsal-fin base; light organ large, a broadly lenticular to oval black naked fossa between and somewhat anterior to the pelvic fin bases; scales covered with fine conical spinules except posteriorly and ventrally on trunk and tail where the spinules are broader; color is swarthy overall with a silvery tinge over the abdomen and gill covers in fresh specimens (Ref. 1371).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1885

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: Cape Hatteras, USA to northern Brazil. Absent in Straits of Florida, uncommon to the north and along Antillean chain.

Range

35°N - 2°N, 98°W - 47°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

700 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 700 m (Ref. 1371), usually 300 - 400 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.59 s.e. 0.52 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

45.0 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 to high vulnerability (48 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