Aconcagua grenadier
📖 Overview
Aconcagua grenadier (Coelorinchus aconcagua), first described by Iwamoto, 1978 is a medium-sized fish in the family Macrouridae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 39.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 119 to 450 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large; eyes large; snout short and bluntly pointed. Body elongated, tapering abruptly from the first dorsal-fin base. Light organ rather short, extending in front of the anus within the body wall as a flattened, elongate diverticulum falling well short of the pelvic fin bases. Scales rather large and deciduous. Color is brownish to swarthy; the trunk bluish to violet; the fins dusky to blackish. A prominent blackish area behind the pectoral fin bases. The mouth and gill cavities pale.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Aconcagua grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 119 - 450 m . Subtropical; 30°S - 56°S, 80°W - 54°W Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (up to 41°S) and Argentine Patagonia.
🌿 Ecology
copepods, pagurid and brachyurid crabs, and shrimp-like crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | hlavoun jihoamerický |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelorinchus aconcagua | Iwamoto | 1978 | Synonym |
| Coelorhynchus aconcagua | Iwamoto | 1978 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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