Ghostly grenadier (Coryphaenoides leptolepis) fish species and information / pictures of Ghostly grenadier - Coryphaenoides leptolepis

Ghostly grenadier (Coryphaenoides leptolepis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coryphaenoides leptolepis

Common Name
Ghostly grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Body pale; lips, mouth and gill cavity dark (Ref. 6187). Branchiostegal rays: 6-6 (Ref. 36385).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1877

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic Ocean

Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: off Mauritania in the eastern Atlantic; in the western Atlantic, known from the continental slope and rise between 41? and 31?N, 65? and 78?W, from the Recife area and Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 35? and 45?N. Eastern Pacific: east of Prince Wales Island, Alaska (Ref. 26282) and British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980); to south of southern California (Ref. 36385).

Range

59°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

610 m

Depth To - meters

4000 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 610 - 4000 m (Ref. 3587), usually 1900 - 3700 m (Ref. 6187)

Trophic Level

3.72 s.e. 0.47 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

62.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated