Biology:Carapine grenadier
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Coryphaenoides |
| Species: | C. carapinus
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| Coryphaenoides carapinus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883)
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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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18125822/45135750. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158956.
- ↑ "Fishery Bulletin". National Marine Fisheries Service. August 16, 1993. https://books.google.com/books?id=520vAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Coryphaenoides+carapinus%22&pg=PA606.
- ↑ Merrett, N. R.; Haedrich, R. L. (October 31, 1997). Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412394102. https://books.google.com/books?id=T5vzoGNM0AQC&dq=%22Coryphaenoides+carapinus%22&pg=PA85.
- ↑ "Order GADIFORMES (part 2): Family MACROURIDAE". February 10, 2021. https://etyfish.org/gadiformes2/.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Carapine grenadier - Lionurus carapinus". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1440.
- ↑ Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107. https://books.google.com/books?id=cu9ADwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Coryphaenoides+carapinus%22&pg=PA125.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Coryphaenoides carapinus, Carapine grenadier". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Coryphaenoides-carapinus.html.
- ↑ "Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". https://www.gbif.org/species/5215212.
Wikidata ☰ Q1834401 entry
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