Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877
Ghostly grenadier
Coryphaenoides leptolepis
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

 Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
 Max. size:  62 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 610 - 4000 m
 Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: off Mauritania in the eastern Atlantic; in the western Atlantic, known from the continental slope and rise between 41° and 31°N, 65° and 78°W, from the Recife area and Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 35° and 45°N. Eastern Pacific: east of Prince Wales Island, Alaska (Ref. 26282) and British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980); to south of southern California (Ref. 36385).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Body pale; lips, mouth and gill cavity dark (Ref. 6187). Branchiostegal rays: 6-6 (Ref. 36385).
 Biology:  Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36385).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 15.03.96
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 24.10.00

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