Spearsnouted grenadier

Species of fish

Spearsnouted grenadier

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

C. labiatus

Binomial name
Coelorinchus labiatus

(Koehler, 1896)

Synonyms[2]

* Caelorinchus labiatus Köhler, 1896
* Caelorinchus vaillanti Roule, 1916
* Coelorhynchus labiatus Köhler, 1896
* Coelorhynchus talismani Collett, 1905
* Coelorhynchus vaillanti Roule, 1916
* Coelorinchus vaillanti Roule, 1916
* Coryphaenoides talismani Roule, 1916
* Coelorinchus vaillanti Collett, 1905
* Macrourus labiatus Köhler, 1896
* Macrurus labiatus Köhler, 1896
* Oxygadus labiatus Köhler, 1896

The spearsnouted grenadier (Coelorinchus labiatus) is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae.[3]

## Description

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The spearsnouted grenadier is greyish in colour, with the mouth, gill cavities and first dorsal fin blackish.[4] It is up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) in length. It has two dorsal spines and the photophore is short and not visible externally.[5]

## Habitat

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The spearsnouted grenadier lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean; it is bathydemersal, living at depths of 460–2,220 m (1,510–7,280 ft).[6]

## Behaviour

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The spearsnouted grenadier feeds on crustaceans and small fish. It lives up to 10 years. Lepidapedon arlenae and Derogenes varicus are parasitic upon it.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (July 11, 2012). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Coelorinchus labiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coelorinchus labiatus (Köhler, 1896)". www.marinespecies.org.
3. ^ Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107083820 – via Google Books.
\- Cohen, Daniel M. (July 29, 1990). Gadiform Fishes of the World: Order Gadiformes, an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and Other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251028902 – via Google Books.
\- Rogers, Alex D.; Gianni, Matthew (August 29, 2011). Implementation of UNGA Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72 in the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries on the High Seas. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781437987799 – via Google Books.
\- "Cybium" (in French). Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Laboratoire d'ichtyologie générale et appliquée. July 29, 2002 – via Google Books.
4. ^ "Coelorinchus labiatus". NBN Atlas.
5. ^ "Coelorinchus labiatus, Spearsnouted grenadier". Fishbase. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Coelorinchus labiatus (Köhler, 1896)". World Register of Marine Speciesg.

Taxon identifiers

Coelorinchus labiatus|

* Wikidata: Q2543514
* CoL: WST4
* EUNIS: 128613
* FishBase: 8456
* GBIF: 2416181
* iNaturalist: 617011
* IRMNG: 11227922
* IUCN: 15522095
* NBN: NHMSYS0020752129
* NCBI: 1887083
* Observation.org: 797102
* OBIS: 280299
* WoRMS: 280299

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