Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus kamoharai Matsubara, 1943

Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai)

The Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Japan, south to Taiwan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout long and sharply pointed. Head ridges not strongly developed. Scales thin, deciduous; the spinules on the body scales short, broad-based, widely spaced, arranged in quincunx order. Color is light brown, with irregular blotching or mottling on the back and upper sides; the belly silvery; median nasal process black; the mouth and gill cavities whitish; the fins dusky or punctate; the first dorsal fin blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus kamoharai
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.0
Depth range
220–400 m (722–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 220 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, south to Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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