Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)

Scientific name: Gonorynchus gonorynchus Linnaeus, 1766

Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)

The Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus) is a marine fish of the family Gonorynchidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 62 - 63. Inside of mouth and gills purplish. Lower lip of mouth with elongated forked papillae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gonorynchus gonorynchus
Family
Gonorynchidae (Beaked salmons)
Order
Gonorynchiformes (Milkfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
55.0
Depth range
0–200 m (0–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: off southern Africa from the Skeleton Coast, Namibia round Cape of Good Hope to Natal, South Africa. Reported from Mozambique. Apart from the St. Helena, it has not been recorded elsewhere in the Atlantic. Western Pacific: Japan, Chesterfield Islands, southern Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial

Sources

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

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