Carapine grenadier

Carapine grenadier
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) (Europe assessment)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
	Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883; Chalinura carapina Goode & Bean, 1883; Chaulinura carapina Goode & Bean, 1883; Coryphaenoides (Lionurus) carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883; Lionurus carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883; Macrurus carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883; Nematonurus ferrani Goode & Bean, 1883; Coryphaenoides carapinus Fraser-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

^ 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.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.marinespecies.org.
^ "Fishery Bulletin". National Marine Fisheries Service. August 16, 1993 – via Google Books.
^ Merrett, N. R.; Haedrich, R. L. (October 31, 1997). Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412394102 – via Google Books.
^ "Order GADIFORMES (part 2): Family MACROURIDAE". February 10, 2021.
^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Carapine grenadier - Lionurus carapinus". species-identification.org.
^ Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Coryphaenoides carapinus, Carapine grenadier". www.fishbase.de.
^ "Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.gbif.org.

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[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 9780412394102 – 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 9781442647107 – via Google Books.

[auto-8] "Coryphaenoides carapinus, Carapine grenadier". www.fishbase.de.

[9] "Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883". www.gbif.org.

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