TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gadiformes
Family Macrouridae
Genus Coelorinchus
Coelorinchus hubbsi Matsubara, 1936

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Caelorinchus hubbsi, Coelorhynchus hubbsi

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

邱美倫（2002）碩士論文;

Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Character:

A macrourine with 6 branchiostegal rays. Outer gill slit greatly restricted; no gill rakers on outer side of first arch; a stout suborbital ridge consisting of enlarged strengthened scales running from snout tip to near posteroventral angle of preopercle; pelvic fins with 7 rays; ventral light organ variously developed; underside of head completely nsked; anterolateral margin of snout incompletely supported by bone; height of anterior rays of second dorsal fin about equal to opposites of anal fin; upper surface behind leading edge of snout scaled; ventral end of subopercle not developed into a flap; three streaks on body; upper jaw about 3.7 to 4.5 times in head length.

Habitat:

Benthopelagic fishes in the deep sea. A rare species of macrourids from the upper continental slope off northwestern Taiwan at depths between 400m and 800m. Food of these fishes consists of a wide range of fish and both benthic and pelagic invertebrates.

Distribution:

northeastern Taiwan, Tungkang, 22∘12,93'N120∘30,59'E.

Name Code:

381052

Marine