Upturned snout rattail (Coelorinchus mycterismus) fish species and information / pictures of Upturned snout rattail - Coelorinchus mycterismus

Upturned snout rattail (Coelorinchus mycterismus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus mycterismus

Common Name
Upturned snout rattail

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Fully-scaled underside of head and lower jaw; snout long, length 44.5-51.4% HL, dorsal anterior surface upturned in lateral profile; area anterior to and below nostrils covered with scales between nostrils and suborbital ridge; light organ lacking obvious ventral dermal window; anterior of the anal fin dusky, pale posteriorly (Ref. 26363). Similar to a number of moderate- to long-snouted Caelorinchus species which lack distinguishing body or fin markings but may be differentiated from each other based on their body proportions, among other characters (Ref. 26363).

Classification

Classified By

McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Grenadiers or rattails (Macrouridae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Wanganella Bank, Challenger Rise, and New Zealand.

Range

32°S - 42°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

833 m

Depth To - meters

1150 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 833 - 1150 m (Ref. 26363)

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

49.0 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

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

Least Concern (LC)