Carapine grenadier
📖 Overview
Bathypelagic . Feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Narrow band of pointed teeth in the premaxillae. Head scaled except for gular and branchiostegal membranes. Body scales either plain or armed with slightly divergent rows of small spinules .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Carapine grenadier is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Carapine grenadier is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Carapine grenadier is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 384 - 5610 m . Deep-water; 63°N - 38°S, 76°W - 79°E North Atlantic and from the southeast Atlantic.
🌿 Ecology
polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Carapine grenadier · carapine grenedier |
| 🇫🇷French | Grenadier à barbillon court |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | granadero |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalinura carapina | Goode & Bean | 1883 | Synonym |
| Chaulinura carapina | Goode & Bean | 1883 | Synonym |
| Lionurus carapinus | Goode & Bean | 1883 | Synonym |
| Macrurus carapinus | Goode & Bean | 1883 | Synonym |
| Nematonurus farrani | Fraser-Brunner | 1935 | Synonym |
| Nematonurus ferrani | Fraser-Brunner | 1935 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 14 records indexed .
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