Mediterranean grenadier

Species of fish

Mediterranean grenadier

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Gadiformes
Family:  | Macrouridae
Genus:  | Coryphaenoides
Species:  |

C. mediterraneus

Binomial name
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus

(Giglioli, 1893)

Synonyms[2]

* Chalinura mediterranea Giglioli, 1893
* Chalinura murrayi europaea Nybelin, 1948
* Coryphaenoides (Chalinura) mediterraneus Giglioli, 1893

The Mediterranean grenadier (Coryphaenoides mediterraneus) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.[3][4][5]

## Description[edit]

The Mediterranean grenadier has a measurement of up to 73 cm (29 in).[6] The head is scaled except for its gular and branchiostegal membranes; it has a blunt snout.[7][8] Its brain shows increased volume in the octavolateral area (premotor organization of body movements) and gustatory area (taste); this is unsurprising as it lives in near-total darkness and is dependent on chemosensory inputs to find prey.[9]

## Habitat[edit]

The Mediterranean grenadier lives in the North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; it is bathydemersal, living at depths of 1,000–4,262 m (3,281–13,983 ft).[6][10][11]

## Behaviour[edit]

The Mediterranean grenadier feeds on small benthic invertebrates.[6] They exhibit a cycle of daily activity, because the solar cycle influences the movement of pelagic prey who move vertically during the day.[12] They are parasitised by many species of cestode worms.[13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nedreaas, K.; Lorance, P.; Cook, R.; Fernandes, P.; Florin, A.-B.; Nielsen, J.; Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Coryphaenoides mediterraneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198595A60791796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198595A60791796.en. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Giglioli, 1893)". www.marinespecies.org.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Emde, Gerhard von der; Mogdans, Joachim; Kapoor, B. G. (December 6, 2012). The Senses of Fish: Adaptations for the Reception of Natural Stimuli. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400710603 - via Google Books.
5. ^ Goffredo, Stefano; Dubinsky, Zvy (September 9, 2013). The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400767041 - via Google Books.
6. ^ a b c "Coryphaenoides mediterraneus, Mediterranean grenadier". fishbase.mnhn.fr.
7. ^ "Mediterranean grenadier - Coryphaenoides mediterraneus - (Giglioli, 1893)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
8. ^ McEachran, John (October 28, 2010). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292793231 - via Google Books.
9. ^ Reutter, Klaus (January 8, 2005). Fish Chemosenses. CRC Press. ISBN 9781482294392 - via Google Books.
10. ^ McIntyre, Alasdair (November 18, 2010). Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444396201 - via Google Books.
11. ^ "Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Giglioli, 1893)". www.gbif.org.
12. ^ Bruslé, Jacques; Quignard, Jean-Pierre (March 31, 2020). Fish Behavior 1: Eco-ethology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119721895 - via Google Books.
13. ^ Pandian, T. J. (January 28, 2020). Reproduction and Development in Platyhelminthes. CRC Press. ISBN 9781000054880 - via Google Books.

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Taxon identifiers

Coryphaenoides mediterraneus|

* Wikidata: Q2005021
* BOLD: 59438
* CoL: YS4M
* EUNIS: 124651
* FishBase: 8175
* GBIF: 5215226
* iNaturalist: 459212
* IRMNG: 10158717
* ITIS: 622909
* IUCN: 198595
* NBN: NHMSYS0020919881
* NCBI: 473305
* OBIS: 183099
* Open Tree of Life: 775894
* WoRMS: 183099

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