''Coryphaenoides brevibarbis'', also called the shortbeard grenadier, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.

Description

''Coryphaenoides brevibarbis'' is pale brown in colour, with the lips, lining of gill cavities and peritoneum black. It is up to in length. Its premaxillary teeth are in a narrow/broad band, while the lower jaw has one row of teeth. Its snout is low and blunt, barely protruding, hence the name ''brevibarbis'' ("short beard").

Habitat

''Coryphaenoides brevibarbis'' lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is

bathypelagic The bathypelagic zone or bathyal zone (from Greek βαθύς (bathýs), deep) is the part of the open ocean that extends from a depth of below the ocean surface. It lies between the mesopelagic above, and the abyssopelagic below. The bathypelagic ...

, living at depths of .

Behaviour

''Coryphaenoides brevibarbis'' feeds on crustaceans, mysids and worms, using

olfaction The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste. In humans, it ...

and its

lateral line The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelial ...

to find prey. Lifespan is about 14–15 years. '' Cyclocotyloides bergstadi'' and '' Chondracanthodes deflexus'' are parasites living in its gills. Many

nematode The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...

parasites are also found in it.

References

Macrouridae Fish described in 1899 Taxa named by George Brown Goode Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean {{Rayfinned-fish-stub