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Summary for Coelorinchus caelorhincus Larvae
Hollowsnout grenadier

Coelorinchus  caelorhincus  (Risso, 1810)
Family:	Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)			( not available )
Order:	Gadiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Hollowsnout grenadier
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. A loose sort of southern limit for Caelorinchus caelorhincus caelorhincus is probably around Cape Verde; most specimens south and to the east into the Gulf of Guinea are likely to be Caelorinchus caelorhincus geronimoi (Iwamoto 1997, pers. Comm.). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
Adult biology:	Found commonly in about 200-500 m. Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms, such as polychaetes, gastropods, cephalopods, numerous crustacean groups (copepods, gammarians, isopods, cumaceans, Natantia) and fish. Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 1371.
Diagnosis:	Early larva with short and stocky head. Pectorals with peduncle. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	deep-water; 62°N - 18°S
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Papasissi, Christine	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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