Deepwater grenadier explained

The deepwater grenadier (Coryphaenoides profundicolus) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Description

The deepwater grenadier is very large for its genus, measuring up to and .[6] Olfaction and taste are important senses for finding prey, which is unsurprising as it lives in the near-total darkness of the deep sea.[7] [6] It has a swim bladder, showing that it is a mobile forager.[8]

Habitat

The deepwater grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Bay of Biscay and Canary Islands, and in the Great Australian Bight;[9] [10] it lives at depths of up to .[11] The specific name is from Latin profundus ("deep") and the suffix -colus ("inhabitant"); -colus, -colum is not considered to be correct Latin but is still used in several species names.[12] Otolith studies have shown that the deepwater grenadier lives at a variety of temperatures during its life.[13] [14]

Behaviour

It is parasitised by Lepidapedon zubchenkoi and Steringophorus thulini, both trematode worms of the order Plagiorchiida.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quéro, Jean-Claude. Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. October 31, 2003. Delachaux et Niestlé. 9782603012710. Google Books.
  2. Book: Klimpel, Sven. Deep-water Metazoan Fish Parasites of the World. October 31, 2001. Logos. 9783897226814. Google Books.
  3. Book: Reutter, Klaus. Fish Chemosenses. January 8, 2005. CRC Press. 9781482294392. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Fisheries Review. October 31, 1994. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Google Books.
  5. Book: Grenadiers of the World Oceans: Biology, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries. Aleksei M.. Orlov. Tomio. Iwamoto. October 31, 2008. American Fisheries Society. 9781934874004. Google Books.
  6. Book: Biodiversity of Sensory Systems in Aquatic Vertebrates. Wayne Iwan Lee. Davies. Shaun. Collin. August 27, 2020. Frontiers Media SA. 9782889639601. Google Books.
  7. Book: The Senses of Fish: Adaptations for the Reception of Natural Stimuli. Gerhard von der. Emde. Joachim. Mogdans. B. G.. Kapoor. December 6, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9789400710603. Google Books.
  8. Book: Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. N. R.. Merrett. R. L.. Haedrich. October 31, 1997. Springer Science & Business Media. 9780412394102. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Coryphaenoides profundicolus. fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  10. Web site: Coryphaenoides profundicolus (Nybelin, 1957). www.gbif.org.
  11. Web site: Coryphaenoides profundicolus, Deepwater grenadier. fishbase.mnhn.fr.
  12. Web site: Order GADIFORMES (part 2): Family MACROURIDAE. February 10, 2021.
  13. Web site: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts. March 31, 1995. Information Retrieval Limited. Google Books.
  14. Book: Harbach, Ralph E.. Culicipedia: Species-group, genus-group and family-group names in Culicidae (Diptera). October 17, 2018. CABI. 9781786399052. Google Books.
  15. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides profundicolus (Nybelin, 1957). www.marinespecies.org.

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