Coelorinchus acanthiger Barnard, 1925
Surgeon grenadier
Coelorinchus acanthiger
photo by FAO

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 1500 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge, Discovery Seamount, off Namibia and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Plateau and Mascarene Ridge. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 26363). Also from Australia (Ref. 26363).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 92-93; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 90. The head is relatively large; the eyes also large. The snout is conical; the mouth is small and inferior. The body tapers from behind the head; caudal fin absent. Brownish overall, darker over gill covers, gill membranes and fins; mouth and gill cavities darker (Ref. 2800).
Biology:  Minimum depth reported from Ref. 1371.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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