Classification / Names
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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); yurii: Dedicated to Yuri N. Shcherbachev who first recognized it as a new species.. More on author: Iwamoto.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 800 - 1900 m (Ref. 75955). Deep-water, preferred ?; 8°S - 10°S, 59°E - 61°E (Ref. 75955)
Western Central Indian Ocean: Seychelles and Mascarene Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-9. Light organ small, not externally visible. Anterolateral snout margin not entirely supported by bone. Snout pointed with underside covered with tiny scales. Nasal fossa almost entirely naked. Space between two dorsal small usually less than the base of the first dorsal. Overall coloration dark brown in large adults, lighter brown in smaller individuals. Fins all blackish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T., D. Golani, A. Baranes and M. Goren, 2006. Two new grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the Seychelles and Mascarene Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 57(13):433-442. (Ref. 75955)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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