Duckbill grenadier (Coelorinchus anatirostris) fish species and information / pictures of Duckbill grenadier - Coelorinchus anatirostris

Duckbill grenadier (Coelorinchus anatirostris) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus anatirostris

Common Name
Duckbill grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body tapering posteriorly from the origin of the first dorsal fin. Snout moderately long and pointed. Body covered with scales with narrowly lanceolate to triangular spinules. Pyloric caeca 21 to 30. Body is grayish, fins dusky to black. Mouth cavity grayish; gill cavity blackish.

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan (Ref. 5193).

Range

34°N - 20°N, 120°E - 140°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

7 °C

Water Temperature To

12 °C

Depth From - meters

300 m

Depth To - meters

550 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 300 - 550 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.18 s.e. 0.41 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

43.0 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 (47 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