Günther's grenadier
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. Iwamoto, Tomio (2015). "Coryphaenoides guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198594A15574013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198594A15574013.en. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  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. 1 2 3 "Coryphaenoides guentheri, Günther's grenadier". www.fishbase.se.
  10. 1 2 "Marine Species Identification Portal : Günther's grenadier - Coryphaenoides guentheri". species-identification.org.


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