Ghostly grenadier (Coryphaenoides leptolepis)

Species facts

Scientific name

Coryphaenoides leptolepis

Family

Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)

Order

Gadiformes (Cods)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

62.0

Depth range

610–4000 m (2001–13123 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 610 - 4000 m, usually 1900 - 3700 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: off Mauritania in the eastern Atlantic; in the western Atlantic, known from the continental slope and rise between 41? and 31?N, 65? and 78?W, from the Recife area and Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 35? and 45?N. Eastern Pacific: east of Prince Wales Island, Alaska and British Columbia, Canada; to south of southern California.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)