Clearsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus canus)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus canus Garman, 1899

Clearsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus canus)

The Clearsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus canus) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica to northern Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large; eyes large; snout moderately pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges rather weakly scaled, other head scales mostly without spinules; the dorsal and ventral snout surfaces mostly naked. Spines on lower jaw and pectoral girdle without spinules. Light organ large, lens-shaped black fossa between the pelvic fin bases. Swim bladder oval, with 6 to 11 short retia mirabilia and gas glands. Pyloric caeca 10 to 14. Overall color is light brown to swarthy, somewhat silvery ventrally, with heavy punctuations; mouth pale, blackish along tongue base; gill cavity blackish, paler with punctuations toward inner surfaces.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus canus
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.5
Depth range
120–460 m (394–1509 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 120 - 460 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to northern Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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