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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coryphaenoides: Greek, koryphaina = dolphin fish + Suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1000 - 4262 m (Ref. 104125). Deep-water; 67°N - 18°N, 98°W - 17°E
Northeast Atlantic: Azores to west Scotland. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Also in the western Mediterranean. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 62 - ? cm
Max length : 73.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6187)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Depth range is reported at 1000m-3000m. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 6187). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Geistdoerfer, P., 1990. Macrouridae. p. 541-563. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3587)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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