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Coelorinchus chilensis  Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Chilean grenadier
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to central Chile (Ref. 1371). Ref. 27363 reports it as occurring in the Patagonian region (not supported in Ref. 1371). Occasionally taken by commercial trawlers off San Antonio (Ref. 1371).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 48.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 260 - 1480 m (Ref. 1371)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 4°S - 39°S, 85°W - 70°W (Ref. 1371)

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic: Peru to central Chile.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107-110; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 95. Head large; eyes large; snout moderately long, acutely pointed; head ridges strong, conspicuously modified. Light organ very small, scarcely visible externally as a swollen blackish area before the anus. Caudal fin absent. Color is grayish brown overall; the head dirty whitish ventrally; the fins, mouth and gill cavities blackish.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species is nowhere found in great abundance.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6   ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium