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Teleostei (teleosts) >
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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335); melanosagmatus: Named for the dark saddle markings on the body; adjective..
More on authors: Iwamoto & Anderson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 293 - 400 m (Ref. 33374). Deep-water
Indian Ocean: off Tanzania, Kenya, and the Andaman Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33374)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9. Second dorsal fin high. Snout slender, terminal scute elongated and sharp (when complete). Underside of head naked. Nasal fossa naked dorsal to suborbital ridge. Horizontal diameter of orbit one-quarter or less of head length, about 1.6-2.2 into snout length. Anterolateral snout margin incompletely supported by bone. Body scales large, with 5-7 parallel to slightly divergent spinule rows. Light organ long, extending from just behind isthmus to before anus. Anus immediately anterior to anal fin. Body with prominent dark bands; first dorsal fin black tipped (Ref. 33374).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and M.E. Anderson, 1999. New species of Caelorinchus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from the Indian Ocean. Copeia 1999(4):1079-1083. (Ref. 33374)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.3 - 12.9, mean 11.7 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00251 (0.00128 - 0.00492), b=3.19 (3.03 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).