Thickbeard grenadier (Coryphaenoides zaniophorus) fish species and information / pictures of Thickbeard grenadier - Coryphaenoides zaniophorus

Thickbeard grenadier (Coryphaenoides zaniophorus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coryphaenoides zaniophorus

Common Name
Thickbeard grenadier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head large, completely scaled, including the ventral surfaces of the snout; snout short, narrow, with stout scutes at its tip and lateral angles; mouth small, restricted laterally. Scales with numerous (over 100 in large specimens) short, stout spinules arranged in V-shaped rows. Pyloric caeca short, 10 to 15. Overall color is medium to dark brown; fins generally blackish.

Classification

Classified By

Vaillant, 1888

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Central Atlantic

Distribution

Central Atlantic: Western Central Atlantic: off Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania to C?te d'Ivoire.

Range

37°N - 0°N, 98°W - 4°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

400 m

Depth To - meters

2375 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 400 - 2375 m (Ref. 3587)

Trophic Level

3.23 s.e. 0.37 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

40.0 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 (45 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