Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus) fish species and information / pictures of Beaked salmon - Gonorynchus gonorynchus

Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Gonorynchus gonorynchus

Common Name
Beaked salmon

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 62 - 63. Inside of mouth and gills purplish (Ref. 3975). Lower lip of mouth with elongated forked papillae.

Classification

Classified By

Linnaeus, 1766

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Milkfish (Gonorynchiformes)

Family

Beaked salmons (Gonorynchidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: off southern Africa from the Skeleton Coast, Namibia round Cape of Good Hope to Natal, South Africa. Reported from Mozambique (Ref. 5213). Apart from the St. Helena, it has not been recorded elsewhere in the Atlantic. Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897), southern Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 4537). Eastern Pacific: Chile (Ref. 3975).

Range

15°S -

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

200 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 5755)

Trophic Level

3.33 s.e. 0.46 Based on diet studies.

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

60.0 cm

Common Length

55.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated