Longhead grenadier
📖 Overview
Longhead grenadier (Coelorinchus longicephalus), first described by Okamura, 1982 is a large fish in the family Macrouridae (order Gadiformes). Adults typically reach 89.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 336 to 700 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head large; eyes large; snout long, moderately pointed. Light organ small, apparent externally as a narrow blackish streak extending anteriorly from the anus to about midway between the pelvic insertions and the anal fin origin. Overall color is brown, bluish over trunk, with 5 or 6 broad saddle marks extending below the lateral line; the fins blackish, except for the whitish base and tip of the first dorsal fin; the mouth is bluish gray, the gill cavities black.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longhead grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 336 - 700 m . Deep-water; 30°N - 25°N, 131°E - 137°E Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Philippine Sea).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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