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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Mexican grenadier

Coryphaenoides mexicanus Parr, 1946
Max Length
40 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
110–1600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
55.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

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

Scientific Name
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
Authority
Parr, 1946
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
40 cm
Depth Range
110–1600 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
55.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Head completely scaled except for the lips, gill membranes and interopercle tip. Snout short, bluntly pointed, with a stout conical tubercle at its tip and lateral angles; chin barbel small, shorter than suborbital width. Body scales with less than 20 sharp, thin spinules in widely divergent rows, or irregular quincunx pattern. Color of body and fins pale to medium brown; orbital and nostrils dark brown.: elongated; Cross section: circular.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mexican grenadier is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Mexican grenadier is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Mexican grenadier is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 110 - 1600 m . Deep-water; 29°N - 21°N, 98°W - 80°W Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00219 × L3.2 (TL)
Max TL
40cm
Dorsal Spines
2

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
55.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Parr, 1946

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Cariburus mexicanus Parr 1946 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .

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