Firebelly grenadier (Coelorinchus ventrilux)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus ventrilux Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Firebelly grenadier (Coelorinchus ventrilux)

The Firebelly grenadier (Coelorinchus ventrilux) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, West Indies.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Eyes large; snout long and sharply pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges strong but with short, generally conical spinules; the terminal snout scute longer than wide and with blunt lateral arms; the underside of the snout naked medially. Light organ large, visible externally as a large blackish streak extending from the anus to a long black fossa on the rear half of the chest. Scales covered with fine spinules in parallel to slightly divergent rows. Color is pale light grayish-brown to tawny, blackish or densely punctate on belly and chest; the mouth cavity blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus ventrilux
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
300–500 m (984–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 300 - 500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: West Indies.
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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