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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Duckbill grenadier

Coelorinchus anatirostris Jordan & Gilbert, 1904
Max Length
43 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
300–550 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
58.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Duckbill grenadier is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus anatirostris
Authority
Jordan & Gilbert, 1904
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
43 cm
Depth Range
300–550 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
58.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Water Temp
7–12 °C
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body tapering posteriorly from the origin of the first dorsal fin. Snout moderately long and pointed. Body covered with scales with narrowly lanceolate to triangular spinules. Pyloric caeca 21 to 30. Body is grayish, fins dusky to black. Mouth cavity grayish; gill cavity blackish.: elongated; Cross section: circular.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Duckbill grenadier is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Duckbill grenadier is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Duckbill grenadier is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 300 - 550 m . Deep-water; 7°C - 12°C ; 34°N - 20°N, 120°E - 140°E Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.2±0.41

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00257 × L3.19 (TL)
Max TL
43cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Temperature Range
7–12°C
Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
58.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

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