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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335); melanosagmatus: Named for the dark saddle markings on the body; adjective.

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 293 - 400 m (Ref. 33374). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Indian Ocean: off Tanzania, Kenya, and the Andaman Sea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33374)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9. Second dorsal fin high. Snout slender, terminal scute elongated and sharp (when complete). Underside of head naked. Nasal fossa naked dorsal to suborbital ridge. Horizontal diameter of orbit one-quarter or less of head length, about 1.6-2.2 into snout length. Anterolateral snout margin incompletely supported by bone. Body scales large, with 5-7 parallel to slightly divergent spinule rows. Light organ long, extending from just behind isthmus to before anus. Anus immediately anterior to anal fin. Body with prominent dark bands; first dorsal fin black tipped (Ref. 33374).

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Iwamoto, T. and M.E. Anderson, 1999. New species of Caelorinchus (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Teleostei) from the Indian Ocean. Copeia 1999(4):1079-1083. (Ref. 33374)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Coelorinchus melanosagmatus Iwamoto & Anderson, 1999