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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Coelorinchus Melanobranchus

Coelorinchus melanobranchus Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
Max Length
21 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
405–530 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Coelorinchus Melanobranchus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Coelorinchus melanobranchus
Authority
Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
21 cm
Depth Range
405–530 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Cods and allies
Gadiformes
Family
Macrouridae
Macrouridae
Genus
Coelorinchus
Coelorinchus
Species
Coelorinchus Melanobranchus
Coelorinchus melanobranchus

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Snout about equal to orbit diameter; anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone; orbit about equal to postorbital length; upper jaw extends to beyond vertical through middle of pupil, not restricted at lateral corners; barbel long, slightly shorter than orbit diameter; subopercle with narrow pointed ventral tip. Light organ extends from anus almost to isthmus. Anus immediately before anal fin. Naked areas on head include underside of snout and lower jaws, nasal fossae, and most of suborbital region. Body scales covered with needlelike spinules arranged in 10-14 more-or-less parallel rows, the individual spinules separate and non-overlapping. First dorsal and pelvic fins with distinct black tips; branchiostegal membrane with pronounced black blotch dorsally; posterior end of anal black; mouth pale.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Coelorinchus Melanobranchus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Coelorinchus Melanobranchus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Coelorinchus Melanobranchus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 405 - 530 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: known only off New Caledonia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00257 × L3.19 (TL)
Max TL
21cm
Dorsal Spines
2

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
36.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES hlavoun černolemý

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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