Dogtooth grenadier (Cynomacrurus piriei)

Scientific name: Cynomacrurus piriei Dollo, 1909

Dogtooth grenadier (Cynomacrurus piriei)

The Dogtooth grenadier (Cynomacrurus piriei) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southern Ocean, circumpolar, extending north of Convergence in some areas.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head profile rounded; snout short, blunt. Scales deciduous, with 1 to 3 divergent rows of small, thin spinules uniformly covering almost all of the body; scales absent over most of the snout and in wide patches on the head surrounding large pores of sensory lateralis system. Pyloric caeca rather long and slender, about 9 to 10. Overall color is dark brown to brownish black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cynomacrurus piriei
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
500–3800 m (1640–12467 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 3800 m, usually 1000 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Ocean: circumpolar, extending north of Convergence in some areas.
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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