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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335); leptorhinus: Name from the Greek leptos, slender, and rhinos, nose, in reference to the sharply pointed snout (Ref. 55093).
More on authors: Chiou, Shao & Iwamoto.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 400 - 800 m (Ref. 55093). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: known only from the northeastern coast of Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55093)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Snout slender and long, length about 2.2-2.6 into HL, anterolateral margin completely supported by bone; orbit diameter 5.4-6.1 into HL; barbel more than half orbit diameter; underside of snout almost entirely naked; nasal fossa scaled; body scales large, each with 5-8 slightly divergent rows of spinules; light organ small, externally manifested as a short, thin, black mid-ventral streak extending anteriorly from periproct; overall body color deep brown (Ref. 55093).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Chiou, M.-L., K.-T. Shao and T. Iwamoto, 2004. New species of Caelorinchus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from Taiwan, with a redescription of Caelorinchus brevirostris Okamura. Copeia 2004(2):298-304. (Ref. 55093)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7 - 10.8, mean 8.5 °C (based on 18 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): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).