Abyssal grenadier

Abyssal grenadier
Abyssal grenadier
Abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Species: C. armatus
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides armatus
(Hector, 1875)

The abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus, is an abyssal fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found in all the world's oceans, at depths of between 800 and 4,000 m. Its length is between 20 to 40 cm, although Fishbase gives lengths of up to 1 m. The abyssal grenadier's body is unlike any other fish. It contains 2 dorsal spines and about 124 dorsal soft rays, which are the flexible jointed rays supporting a fin nearest to the back in the spinal column. It has no anal spines, but has 115 anal soft rays amongst its body. The head and eyes of this fish are very large, while the mouth is very small and substandard. The color of the abyssal grenadier is brown apart from the abdomen which is bluish.[1][2]

See also

  • Grenadier (fish)

Notes

  1. ^ Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990.
  2. ^ MICHAEL ALLABY. "spiny fin ray." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 23 Jun. 2010 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Coryphaenoides armatus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8

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