Aconcagua grenadier (Coelorinchus aconcagua)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus aconcagua Iwamoto, 1978

Aconcagua grenadier (Coelorinchus aconcagua)

The Aconcagua grenadier (Coelorinchus aconcagua) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic, Chile (up to 41?S) and Argentine Patagonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large; eyes large; snout short and bluntly pointed. Body elongated, tapering abruptly from the first dorsal-fin base. Light organ rather short, extending in front of the anus within the body wall as a flattened, elongate diverticulum falling well short of the pelvic fin bases. Scales rather large and deciduous. Color is brownish to swarthy; the trunk bluish to violet; the fins dusky to blackish. A prominent blackish area behind the pectoral fin bases. The mouth and gill cavities pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus aconcagua
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.0
Depth range
119–450 m (390–1476 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 119 - 450 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (up to 41?S) and Argentine Patagonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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