Carapine grenadier

Carapine grenadier
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) (Europe assessment) [1]
Scientific classification
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 [2]
Coryphaenoides carapinusGoode & Bean, 1883 Chalinura carapinaGoode & Bean, 1883 Chaulinura carapinaGoode & Bean, 1883 Coryphaenoides (Lionurus) carapinusGoode & Bean, 1883 Lionurus carapinusGoode & Bean, 1883 Macrurus carapinusGoode & Bean, 1883 Nematonurus ferraniGoode & Bean, 1883 Coryphaenoides carapinusFraser-Brunner, 1935

The carapine grenadier (Coryphaenoides carapinus) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae. ^{[3] [4]}

Its name (pronounced /ˈkærəpaɪn/ ) refers to its resemblance to the Carapus pearlfishes. ^[5]

Description

The carapine grenadier is pale grey with a peppering of melanophores. ^[6] It is up to 45 cm (18 in) in length. It has a narrow band of pointed teeth in the premaxillae. ^{[7] [8]}

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). ^[9]

Behaviour

The carapine grenadier feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids. ^[8]

References

1. Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Florin, A.; Lorance, P.; Nielsen, J.; Nedreaas, K. (2015). "Coryphaenoides carapinus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T18125822A45135750. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.marinespecies.org.
3. "Fishery Bulletin". National Marine Fisheries Service. August 16, 1993 – via Google Books.
4. Merrett, N. R.; Haedrich, R. L. (October 31, 1997). Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-0-412-39410-2 – via Google Books.
5. "Order GADIFORMES (part 2): Family MACROURIDAE". February 10, 2021.
6. "Marine Species Identification Portal: Carapine grenadier - Lionurus carapinus". species-identification.org.
7. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   978-1-4426-4710-7 – via Google Books.
8. "Coryphaenoides carapinus, Carapine grenadier". www.fishbase.de.
9. "Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.gbif.org.