Chilean grenadier (Coelorinchus chilensis) fish species and information / pictures of Chilean grenadier - Coelorinchus chilensis

Chilean grenadier (Coelorinchus chilensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus chilensis

Common Name
Chilean grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107-110; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 95. Head large; eyes large; snout moderately long, acutely pointed; head ridges strong, conspicuously modified. Light organ very small, scarcely visible externally as a swollen blackish area before the anus. Caudal fin absent. Color is grayish brown overall; the head dirty whitish ventrally; the fins, mouth and gill cavities blackish.

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Atlantic

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic: Peru to central Chile.

Range

4°S - 39°S, 85°W - 70°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

260 m

Depth To - meters

1480 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 260 - 1480 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.61 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

48.0 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 (50 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