Günther's grenadier

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Günther's grenadier
Coryphaenoides guentheri.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Species:
C. guentheri
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides guentheri
(Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chalinura guentheri Vaillant, 1888
  • Coryphaenoides (Coryphaenoides) guentheri Vaillant, 1888
  • Coryphaenoides ingolfi Vaillant, 1888
  • Macruroplus guentheri Vaillant, 1888
  • Macrurus guentheri Vaillant, 1888
  • Macrurus ingolfi Lütken, 1888

Günther's grenadier (Coryphaenoides guentheri) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.[3][4][5][6][7]

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist Albert Günther (1830-1914) of the British Museum (Natural History).[8]


Description[]

Günther's grenadier has a measurement of up to 50 cm (20 in).[9] The head is compressed, with large eyes; the body is generally brownish, with the mouth and gill cavity darker.[9]

Habitat[]

Günther's grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean; it is bathydemersal, living at depths of 831–2,830 m (2,726–9,285 ft).[9][10]

Behaviour[]

Günther's grenadier feeds on small benthic invertebrates.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (July 11, 2012). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Coryphaenoides guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. ^ Morgan, M. D. (December 6, 2012). Ecology of Mysidacea. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400980129 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107083820 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Ramos, Ana; Ramil, Fran; Sanz, José Luis (September 25, 2017). Deep-Sea Ecosystems Off Mauritania: Research of Marine Biodiversity and Habitats in the Northwest African Margin. Springer. ISBN 9789402410235 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Cohen, Daniel M.; Ebeling, Alfred W.; Iwamoto, Tomio; McDowell, Samuel B.; Marshall, N. B.; Rosen, Donn E.; Sonoda, Pearl; III, Walter H. Weed; Woods, Loren P. (October 23, 2018). Orders Heteromi (Notacanthiformes), Berycomorphi (Beryciformes), Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes), Anacanthini (Gadiformes): Part 6. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789293 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Fisheries Review". Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 25, 1991 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GADIFORMES (part 2): Family MACROURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Coryphaenoides guentheri, Günther's grenadier". www.fishbase.se.
  10. ^ a b "Marine Species Identification Portal : Günther's grenadier - Coryphaenoides guentheri". species-identification.org.
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