Longarm grenadier
📖 Overview
Longarm grenadier (Coelorinchus macrochir) is a ray-finned fish of the family Macrouridae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 68 cm. It occurs at depths between 235 and 830 metres. With a trophic level of 3.8, it is a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head large; the eyes also large; head ridges well developed; the snout tipped with a blunt tubercular scute. Scales covered with short, rather broad spinules, arranged in 4 to 9 widely divergent rows. Overall color brownish, bluish ventrally on belly; the mouth and gill cavities blackish, but the latter with whitish hyoid area along its posterior margin; the fins dusky or blackish.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longarm grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Longarm grenadier is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Longarm grenadier is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 235 - 830 m . Deep-water; 43°N - 28°N, 127°E - 147°E Northwest Pacific: Japan (Okinawa Trough, Pacific coast southward from Hokkaido), East China Sea (off Kagoshima Prefecture), Sea of Okhotsk and Korea (off Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do).
🌿 Ecology
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📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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