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Aconcagua grenadier (Coelorinchus aconcagua) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus aconcagua

Common Name
Aconcagua grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large; eyes large; snout short and bluntly pointed. Body elongated, tapering abruptly from the first dorsal-fin base. Light organ rather short, extending in front of the anus within the body wall as a flattened, elongate diverticulum falling well short of the pelvic fin bases. Scales rather large and deciduous. Color is brownish to swarthy; the trunk bluish to violet; the fins dusky to blackish. A prominent blackish area behind the pectoral fin bases. The mouth and gill cavities pale.

Classification

Classified By
Iwamoto, 1978
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Cods (Gadiformes)
Family
Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic
Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (up to 41?S) and Argentine Patagonia.
Range
30°S - 56°S, 80°W - 54°W

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
119 m
Depth To - meters
450 m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 119 - 450 m (Ref. 1371)
Trophic Level
3.39 s.e. 0.49 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
39.0 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 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