Coryphaenoides mexicanus
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Gadiformes (Cod, Hakes and others)
Macrouridae (Grenadiers)
Coryphaenoides
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
Description
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Characters
Elongate and attenuated body shape; broadly acute snout; straight profile over orbits; serrated second ray of first dorsal fin; snout length 30% to 34% of head length; orbit 26% to 29% of head length; premaxilla length 26% to 29% of head length; chin barbel 6% to 9% of head length; body depth at first dorsal fin origin 75% to 83% of head length; jaws with relatively broad band of small, pointed teeth; first gill slit greatly restricted; 9 tuberculate gill rakers on first arch; 6 branchiostegal rays; pectoral fin with 19 to 21 rays; first dorsal fin with 11 to 13 rays; pelvic fin with 9 or 10 rays; scales covered with moderate number of strong, moderately broad spinules
Brown, with darker brown around nostrils and orbits
Distribution
Western North Atlantic, northern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Depth range: 730 to 1,600 m
Biology
Maximum known size: 400 mm TL
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-10-09. Resilience: Low (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters described
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial.
References
Parr 1946a
Marshall and Iwamoto 1973
Cohen et al. 1990
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba (1990) FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p.
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