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Gadiformes (Cods) >
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Barnard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; non migrateur; profondeur 400 - 1200 m (Ref. 11953). Deep-water; - 38°S
Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean: Angola to Mozambique.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1371)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 112 - 114; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 105. The head is large; the eyes also large; the snout conical. Head ridges strongly demarcated with coarse scute-like scales; underside of the head scaled. The body tapers posteriorly from the first dorsal-fin spine insertion. Light organ short, narrow, extending to about midway between anal fin origin and pelvic fin insertion. Swim bladder weakly bilobate anteriorly, with 4 retia mirabilia. Caudal fin absent. Overall color is pale brown, the fins are darker; mouth and gill cavity linings gray to blackish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Iwamoto, T. and E. Anderson, 1994. Review of the grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes) of southern Africa, with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (61):1-28. (Ref. 11953)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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