| Coryphaenoides brevibarbis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Coryphaenoides |
| Species: | C. brevibarbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphaenoides brevibarbis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Coryphaenoides brevibarbis, also called the shortbeard grenadier, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae. [3]
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis is pale brown in colour, with the lips, lining of gill cavities and peritoneum black. It is up to 35 cm (14 in) in length. [4] Its premaxillary teeth are in a narrow/broad band, while the lower jaw has one row of teeth. Its snout is low and blunt, barely protruding, hence the name brevibarbis ("short beard"). [5]
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 430–4,700 m (1,410–15,420 ft). [6] [7]
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis feeds on crustaceans, mysids and worms, using olfaction and its lateral line to find prey. [8] Lifespan is about 14–15 years. [9] Cyclocotyloides bergstadi and Chondracanthodes deflexus are parasites living in its gills. [10] [11] Many nematode parasites are also found in it. [12]
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