Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids (Ref. 6187). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11953&speccode=24990
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Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: both sides of the North Atlantic and from the southeast Atlantic. Also known from the southern Indian Ocean.
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11953&speccode=24990
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Atlantic: known from both sides of the North Atlantic (Western North Atlantic on the continental slope and rise from Nova Scotia to Cape Hatteras, NC.) and the southeastern Atlantic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, Gulf of Maine, North West Atlantic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149079
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340))
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Claro, R. 1994 CaracterÃsticas generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26340&speccode=14
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Diagnostic Description
Narrow band of pointed teeth in the premaxillae. Head scaled except for gular and branchiostegal membranes. Body scales either plain or armed with slightly divergent rows of small spinules (Ref. 37108).
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Cohen, D.M., A.W. Ebeling, T. Iwamoto, S.B. McDowell, N.B. Marshall, D.E. Rosen, P. Sonoda, W.H. Weed III and L.P. Woods 1973 Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Part six. New Haven, Sears Found. Mar. Res., Yale Univ. (Ref. 37108)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37108&speccode=9009
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 384 - 5610 m (Ref. 11953)
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11953&speccode=24990
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nektonic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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depth range 903 - 5610 m
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145453
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Depth range based on 87 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 72 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 903 - 4004.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.273 - 4.892
Nitrate (umol/L): 16.616 - 33.499
Salinity (PPS): 34.621 - 35.076
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.031 - 6.337
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.082 - 2.380
Silicate (umol/l): 11.708 - 93.865
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 903 - 4004.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.273 - 4.892
Nitrate (umol/L): 16.616 - 33.499
Salinity (PPS): 34.621 - 35.076
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.031 - 6.337
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.082 - 2.380
Silicate (umol/l): 11.708 - 93.865
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 72 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 903 - 4004.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.273 - 4.892
Nitrate (umol/L): 16.616 - 33.499
Salinity (PPS): 34.621 - 35.076
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.031 - 6.337
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.082 - 2.380
Silicate (umol/l): 11.708 - 93.865
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 903 - 4004.5
Temperature range (°C): 2.273 - 4.892
Nitrate (umol/L): 16.616 - 33.499
Salinity (PPS): 34.621 - 35.076
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.031 - 6.337
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.082 - 2.380
Silicate (umol/l): 11.708 - 93.865
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 903 - 5610m.
From 903 to 5610 meters.
Habitat: benthopelagic.
From 903 to 5610 meters.
Habitat: benthopelagic.
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Trophic Strategy
Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids.
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Geistdoerfer, P. 1986 Macrouridae. p. 644-676. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6187)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=6187&speccode=17097
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Coryphaenoides carapinus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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