Carapine grenadier

The carapine grenadier (Coryphaenoides carapinus) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.[2][3]

Carapine grenadier
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Species:
C. carapinus
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides carapinus
(Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Chalinura carapina Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Chaulinura carapina Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Coryphaenoides (Lionurus) carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Lionurus carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Macrurus carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Nematonurus ferrani Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Coryphaenoides carapinus Fraser-Brunner, 1935

Its name (pronounced /ˈkærəpaɪn/) refers to its resemblance to the Carapus pearlfishes.[4]

Description

The carapine grenadier is pale grey with a peppering of melanophores.[5] It is up to 45 cm (18 in) in length. It has a narrow band of pointed teeth in the premaxillae.[6][7]

Habitat

The carapine grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 384–5,610 m (1,260–18,406 ft).[8]

Behaviour

The carapine grenadier feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids.[7]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.marinespecies.org.
  2. "Fishery Bulletin". National Marine Fisheries Service. August 16, 1993 – via Google Books.
  3. Merrett, N. R.; Haedrich, R. L. (October 31, 1997). Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412394102 – via Google Books.
  4. "Order GADIFORMES (part 2): Family MACROURIDAE". February 10, 2021.
  5. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Carapine grenadier - Lionurus carapinus". species-identification.org.
  6. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
  7. "Coryphaenoides carapinus, Carapine grenadier". www.fishbase.de.
  8. "Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.gbif.org.

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