Swordsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus occa)

Scientific name: Coelorinchus occa Goode & Bean, 1885

Swordsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus occa)

The Swordsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus occa) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Snout long and sharply pointed, its anterolateral margin almost completely supported by bone; head ridges strong and coarsely spined; the dorsal surfaces of the head completely scaled except for the nasal fossa, scales atop head with spinules set in divergent rows; the underside of the head naked except for small isolated scales above the angle of the mouth and below the end of the opercle ridge in some specimens; swarthy to brownish, ventrally darker on the belly, with no prominent markings; the mouth and gill cavities blackish; the first dorsal fin uniformly dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coelorinchus occa
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
400–2220 m (1312–7283 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 400 - 2220 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic: Western Central Atlantic: Florida Straits to northeastern South America. One record from Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Faroe Channel to Cape Verde; southern Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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