Marini's grenadier (Coelorinchus marinii)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus marinii Hubbs, 1934

Marini's grenadier (Coelorinchus marinii)

The Marini's grenadier (Coelorinchus marinii) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, southern Brazil to South Georgia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. The head large; the eyes also large; snout tipped with a scute of moderate size, not especially set off by its size or spines from the adjacent scales. Head ridges moderately supported by coarse scales. Most body scales with small fine, reclined spinules arranged in an irregular quincunx to sub parallel pattern. Overall color is medium brown to swarthy, darker on the abdomen and chest; the underside of the head with small melanophores; the fins are dusky, their inner bases black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus marinii
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Depth range
200–600 m (656–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil to South Georgia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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