Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai) fish species and information / pictures of Kamohara grenadier - Coelorinchus kamoharai

Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus kamoharai

Common Name
Kamohara grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout long and sharply pointed. Head ridges not strongly developed. Scales thin, deciduous; the spinules on the body scales short, broad-based, widely spaced, arranged in quincunx order. Color is light brown, with irregular blotching or mottling on the back and upper sides; the belly silvery; median nasal process black; the mouth and gill cavities whitish; the fins dusky or punctate; the first dorsal fin blackish.

Classification

Classified By
Matsubara, 1943
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Cods (Gadiformes)
Family
Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region
Northwest Pacific
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, south to Taiwan.
Range
36°N - 20°N, 120°E - 140°E

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
220 m
Depth To - meters
400 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 220 - 400 m (Ref. 1371)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.51 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
28.0 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
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 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