Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Gunnerus, 1765 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Recorded off the south-west and north-west coasts of Ireland, north of the Hebrides and off the coasts of the Shetland Isles in Scotland.Global distribution
-Habitat
The roundnose grenadier is a demersal and bathypelagis species inhabiting continental shelf and slope waters from a depth of 180 m to more than 2000 m.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Large head and a long tapered body up to 1.1 m in length.
- Long continuous fin running ventrally three quarters of the body length to the tip of the tail; partially running back towards the head on the dorsal side.
- Small relatively forward dorsal fin.
- Broad rounded snout.
- Large eyes and a small mouth.
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Bibliography
Bergstad, O.A., 1990. Distribution, population structure, growth and reproduction of the roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris (Pisces: Macrouridae) in the deep waters of the Skagerrak. Marine Biology, 107, 25-39
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Geistdoerfer, P., 1977. Contribution a la biologie de Coryphaenoides rupestris. Repartition et reproduction dans l'Atlantique nord est. ICES Committee Meeting Papers and Reports, C.M.1977/F:45
Gordon, J.D.M., 1979. The depth distribution of roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus) on the west of Scotland slope. Annales Biologiques, 34, 225-226
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Merrett, N.R. & Heidrich, R.L., 1997. Deep-sea demersal fish and fisheries.
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-30
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Last Updated: 22/05/2008