Coelorinchus formosanus Okamura, 1963
Formosa grenadier
Coelorinchus formosanus
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 300 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: East China Sea, off southern Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout moderately long and sharply pointed. Head ridges well developed but not especially coarse. Light organ long, extending as a black streak from the anus to just behind the isthmus. Grayish dorsally, silvery ventrally, with irregular blotches on trunk and tail.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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