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

 Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
 Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; 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  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 15.10.93
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.04.09

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