Species Coryphaenoides profundicola (Nybelin, 1957)
Deepwater Grenadier
- Coryphaenoides profundicola Nybelin, O. 1957. Deep-sea bottom fishes. Report of the Swedish Deep-Sea Expedition 1947–1948 2(20): 247-345 [268, pl. 2(figs. 1-5), pl. 3(figs. 5-8)] [the derivation of the name is from the Latin profundus = deep + the noun cola = inhabitant of, and is a noun in apposition; see Kottelat 2013].
Type data:
Holotype NMGC NMG (4872-4867 m), North Atlantic [22°31'N, 23°28'W to 22°41'N, 23°10'W].
Paratype(s) NMGC.
Generic Combinations
- Coryphaenoides profundicola (Nybelin, 1957). —
Iwamoto, T. 1990. Family Macrouridae. pp. 90-318 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [201]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Coryphaenoides profundicolus (Nybelin, 1957) [treated species name as an adjective]. —
Iwamoto, T. 2016. Families Bathygadidae, Macrouroididae, Trachyrincidae, Macrouridae, Moridae, Melanonidae. pp.1959-2006 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [1977, 1980]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Based on CSIRO specimen from Great Australian Bight, WA; tropical, temperate, Atlantic west Pacific
IMCRA
Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssal plain.
Extra Ecological Information
4620-4750 m
General References
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663
Common Name References
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C. & Tortonese, E. (eds) 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Paris : UNESCO Vol. 2 pp. 517-1007. (Deepwater Grenadier)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACROURIDAE | 07-May-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |