Surgeon grenadier (Coelorinchus acanthiger) fish species and information / pictures of Surgeon grenadier - Coelorinchus acanthiger

Surgeon grenadier (Coelorinchus acanthiger) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus acanthiger

Common Name
Surgeon grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 92-93; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 90. The head is relatively large; the eyes also large. The snout is conical; the mouth is small and inferior. The body tapers from behind the head; caudal fin absent. Brownish overall, darker over gill covers, gill membranes and fins; mouth and gill cavities darker (Ref. 2800).

Classification

Classified By

Barnard, 1925

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge, Discovery Seamount, off Namibia and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Plateau and Mascarene Ridge. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 26363). Also from Australia (Ref. 26363).

Range

6°S - 44°S, 16°W - 62°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

800 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 800 - 1500 m (Ref. 26543)

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

50.0 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: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (52 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