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Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails



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405 species (see list below)

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Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Albatrossia pectoralis
[Giant grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Asthenomacrurus fragilis (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Asthenomacrurus fragilis
[Fragile grenadier]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 24.9 cm TL
 
Asthenomacrurus victoris
[Victory whiptail]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 63.5 cm TL
Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Bathygadus antrodes
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Bathygadus bowersi
[]
No picture found
Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Bathygadus cottoides
[Codheaded rattail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Bathygadus dubiosus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 17.8 cm TL
 
Bathygadus entomelas
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
Bathygadus favosus Goode & Bean, 1886

Photo by SFSA
 
Bathygadus favosus
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Bathygadus furvescens
[Blackfin rat tail]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Bathygadus garretti Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Bathygadus garretti
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Bathygadus macrops Goode & Bean, 1885

Photo by FAO
 
Bathygadus macrops
[Bullseye grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888

Photo by JAMARC
 
Bathygadus melanobranchus
[Vaillant's grenadier]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 56.5 cm TL
Bathygadus nipponicus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bathygadus nipponicus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Bathygadus spongiceps
[Spongy rat tail]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Bathygadus sulcatus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Cetonurichthys subinflatus
[Smallpore whiptail]
No picture found
Pacific and Atlantic, inc
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Cetonurus crassiceps
[Globosehead rattail]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Atlantic and Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cetonurus globiceps (Vaillant, 1884)

Photo by Serrano, A.
 
Cetonurus globiceps
[Globehead grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus acanthiger Barnard, 1925

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus acanthiger
[Surgeon grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus acantholepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Coelorinchus aconcagua Iwamoto, 1978

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus aconcagua
[Aconcagua grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 22.3 cm TL
Coelorinchus acutirostris Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by MNHN
 
Coelorinchus acutirostris
[Spearnose whiptail]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus amirantensis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus amydrozosterus
[Faintbanded whiptail]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Coelorinchus anatirostris Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Coelorinchus anatirostris
[Duckbill grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus anisacanthus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 35.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus aratrum
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Coelorinchus argentatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus argentatus
[Silver whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Coelorinchus argus Weber, 1913

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus argus
[Eyespot grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Coelorinchus aspercephalus Waite, 1911

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus aspercephalus
[Rough-head whiptail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus asteroides
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Coelorinchus australis (Richardson, 1839)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus australis
[Southern whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus biclinozonalis
[Two-barred whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Coelorinchus bollonsi
[Bollons' rattail]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic and So
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coelorinchus braueri Barnard, 1925

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Coelorinchus braueri
[Shovelnose grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 21.6 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus brevirostris
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Coelorinchus caelorhincus
[Hollowsnout grenadier]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Coelorinchus campbellicus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus canus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Coelorinchus canus
[Clearsnout grenadier]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coelorinchus caribbaeus (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Coelorinchus caribbaeus
[Blackfin grenadier]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 28.7 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus carinifer
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus caudani
[]

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 82.8 cm TL
Coelorinchus celaenostomus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto
 
Coelorinchus celaenostomus
[Black lip rattail]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus charius
[Graceful whiptail]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus chilensis Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Coelorinchus chilensis
[Chilean grenadier]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Central Pacific

Coelorinchus cingulatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Coelorinchus cingulatus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus commutabilis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Coelorinchus cookianus
[Cook's rattail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus cylindricus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Coelorinchus denticulatus Regan, 1921

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus denticulatus
[Filesnout grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Coelorinchus divergens
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Coelorinchus dorsalis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 32.7 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus doryssus
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus fasciatus (Günther, 1878)

Photo by INIDEP
 
Coelorinchus fasciatus
[Banded whiptail]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus flabellispinnis (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by SFSA
 
Coelorinchus flabellispinnis
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Coelorinchus formosanus Okamura, 1963

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Coelorinchus formosanus
[Formosa grenadier]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Philippine Sea, China Sea
Max. Length 32.2 cm TL
Coelorinchus fuscigulus Iwamoto, Ho & Shao, 2009

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus gaesorhynchus
[Javelin whiptail]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus geronimo
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus gilberti
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus gladius
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus goobala
[Goobala whiptail]
No picture found
Southern Indian and Pacif
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus gormani
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coelorinchus hexafasciatus Okamura, 1982

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus hexafasciatus
[Six-band grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Coelorinchus hige
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus hoangi
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus horribilis
[Horrible rattail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus hubbsi
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus immaculatus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus infuscus
[Dusky rattail]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Coelorinchus innotabilis McCulloch, 1907

Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus innotabilis
[Notable whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Coelorinchus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus japonicus
[Japanese grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus jordani
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southern circumglobal
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979

Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru
[Campbell whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Coelorinchus kamoharai Matsubara, 1943

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus kamoharai
[Kamohara grenadier]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus karrerae
[Karrer's whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus kermadecus
[Kermadec rattail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Coelorinchus kishinouyei Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus kishinouyei
[Mugura grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic.
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus labiatus (Köhler, 1896)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coelorinchus labiatus
[Spearsnouted grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus lasti
[Roughsnout whiptail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 85 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus leptorhinus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Coelorinchus longicephalus Okamura, 1982

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus longicephalus
[Longhead grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Coelorinchus longissimus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Coelorinchus macrochir (Günther, 1877)

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus macrochir
[Longarm grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus macrolepis
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus macrorhynchus
[Bigsnout whiptail]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
 
Coelorinchus maculatus
[Blotch whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Coelorinchus marinii Hubbs, 1934

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus marinii
[Marini's grenadier]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Coelorinchus matamua (McCann & McKnight, 1980)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus matamua
[Mahia whiptail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus matsubarai
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 39.9 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus maurofasciatus
[Dark banded rattail]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus mayiae
[False silver whiptail]

Photo by Iwamoto & Ungaro

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus mediterraneus Iwamoto & Ungaro, 2002

Photo by Iwamoto & Ungaro
 
Coelorinchus mediterraneus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus melanobranchus
[]

Photo by Iwamoto & Anderson

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus Iwamoto & Anderson, 1999

Photo by Iwamoto & Anderson
 
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coelorinchus mirus McCulloch, 1926

Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus mirus
[Gargoyle fish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus multifasciatus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Coelorinchus multispinulosus Katayama, 1942

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus multispinulosus
[Spearnose grenadier]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus mycterismus
[Upturned snout rattail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus mystax
[Patterned rattail]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus nazcaensis
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus notatus
[]

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto

Western Pacific, known on
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coelorinchus obscuratus McMillan & Iwamoto, 2009

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto
 
Coelorinchus obscuratus
[]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus occa (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Coelorinchus occa
[Swordsnout grenadier]

Photo by Jones, M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coelorinchus oliverianus Phillipps, 1927

Photo by Jones, M.
 
Coelorinchus oliverianus
[Hawknose grenadier]

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto

Western Pacific
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Coelorinchus osipullus McMillan & Iwamoto, 2009

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto
 
Coelorinchus osipullus
[]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus parallelus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Coelorinchus parallelus
[Spiny grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus pardus
[Leopard whiptail]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 28.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus parvifasciatus
[Small banded rattail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus platorhynchus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coelorinchus polli Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by SFSA
 
Coelorinchus polli
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus productus
[Unicorn grenadier]
No picture found
Southern Atlantic
 
Coelorinchus pseudoparallelus
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Coelorinchus quadricristatus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Coelorinchus quincunciatus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus radcliffei
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Coelorinchus scaphopsis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus scaphopsis
[Shoulderspot grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus semaphoreus
[Semaphore whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus sereti
[Short-tooth whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus sexradiatus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus shcherbachevi
[False duckbill whiptail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 93.7 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus sheni
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus simorhynchus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 43.2 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus smithi
[False graceful whiptail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Coelorinchus sparsilepis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus spathulatus
[Spatulate rattail]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus spilonotus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Coelorinchus spinifer
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 63.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus supernasutus
[Supanose rattail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus thompsoni
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus thurla
[Thurla whiptail]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus tokiensis
[]

Photo by Jones, M.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50.8 cm TL
Coelorinchus trachycarus Iwamoto, McMillan & Shcherbachev, 1999

Photo by Jones, M.
 
Coelorinchus trachycarus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus triocellatus
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Coelorinchus trunovi Iwamoto & Anderson, 1994

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Coelorinchus trunovi
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Coelorinchus velifer
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coelorinchus ventrilux Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus ventrilux
[Firebelly grenadier]
No picture found
South Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus vityazae
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coelorinchus weberi
[]
No picture found
Western Central Indian O
Max. Length 54.1 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus yurii
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 104 cm TL
Coryphaenoides acrolepis (Bean, 1884)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
[Pacific grenadier]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Coryphaenoides affinis
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
Coryphaenoides alateralis Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Coryphaenoides alateralis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides altipennis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides anguliceps
[Loosescale grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Coryphaenoides ariommus Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides ariommus
[Humboldt grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Worldwide
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Coryphaenoides armatus (Hector, 1875)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides armatus
[Abyssal grenadier]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides asper
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 51.5 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides asprellus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
Coryphaenoides boops (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides boops
[Shortsnout grenadier]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm TL
Coryphaenoides bucephalus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides bucephalus
[Narrowsnout grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Coryphaenoides bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides bulbiceps
[Large-eye grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides camurus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32.4 cm TL
Coryphaenoides capito (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides capito
[Bighead grenadier]

Photo by Rao, Y.K.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883

Photo by Rao, Y.K.
 
Coryphaenoides carapinus
[Carapine grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Coryphaenoides carminifer (Garman, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides carminifer
[Carmine grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 74 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides castaneus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Coryphaenoides cinereus (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides cinereus
[Popeye grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Coryphaenoides delsolari Chirichigno F. & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides delsolari
[Trident grenadier]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides dossenus
[Humpback whiptail]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides dubius
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides fernandezianus
[Fernandez whiptail]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides ferrieri
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides filamentosus
[]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides filicauda
[Grenadier]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Coryphaenoides filifer (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides filifer
[Filamented rattail]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides grahami
[Graham's whiptail]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides guentheri
[Günther's grenadier]

Photo by Iwamoto & McCosker

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 43.7 cm TL
Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Iwamoto & McCosker, 2001

Photo by Iwamoto & McCosker
 
Coryphaenoides gypsochilus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides hextii
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides hoskynii
[]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides lecointei
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides leptolepis
[Ghostly grenadier]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides liocephalus
[Bearded rattail]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Coryphaenoides longifilis Günther, 1877

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Coryphaenoides longifilis
[Longfin grenadier]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides macrolophus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coryphaenoides marginatus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coryphaenoides marginatus
[Amami grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides marshalli
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides mcmillani
[McMillan's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Giglioli, 1893)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
[Mediterranean grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coryphaenoides mexicanus (Parr, 1946)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
[Mexican grenadier]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides microps
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides microstomus
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides murrayi
[Abyssal rattail]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coryphaenoides myersi Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1988

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides myersi
[Myers' grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Coryphaenoides nasutus Günther, 1877

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides nasutus
[Largenose grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides oreinos
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Coryphaenoides orthogrammus
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic.
Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides paramarshalli
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
 
Coryphaenoides profundicolus
[Deepwater grenadier]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Coryphaenoides rudis
[Rudis rattail]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Coryphaenoides rupestris
[Roundnose grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25.1 cm TL
Coryphaenoides semiscaber Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by MNHN
 
Coryphaenoides semiscaber
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coryphaenoides serrulatus Günther, 1878

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
[Serrulate whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides sibogae
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Coryphaenoides spinulosus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic and In
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Coryphaenoides striaturus Barnard, 1925

Photo by SFSA
 
Coryphaenoides striaturus
[Striate whiptail]

Photo by Scarlato, N.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus Makushok, 1976

Photo by Scarlato, N.
 
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
[Longrayed whiptail]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides thelestomus
[Roughlip grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Coryphaenoides tydemani (Weber, 1913)

Photo by MNHN
 
Coryphaenoides tydemani
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 53 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides yaquinae
[]

Photo by FAO

Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coryphaenoides zaniophorus (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides zaniophorus
[Thickbeard grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cynomacrurus piriei Dollo, 1909

Photo by FAO
 
Cynomacrurus piriei
[Dogtooth grenadier]
No picture found
North Atlantic
Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
 
Echinomacrurus mollis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Echinomacrurus occidentalis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Gadomus aoteanus
[Filamentous rattail]

Photo by Delgado, J.

Central Atlantic
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Gadomus arcuatus (Goode & Bean, 1886)

Photo by Delgado, J.
 
Gadomus arcuatus
[Doublethread grenadier]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic and So
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Gadomus capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)

Photo by SFSA
 
Gadomus capensis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 38.2 cm TL
Gadomus colletti Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gadomus colletti
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Gadomus denticulatus
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic Ocean

Gadomus dispar (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Gadomus dispar
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Gadomus filamentosus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Gadomus introniger
[Blackmouth rat tail]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Gadomus longifilis (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Gadomus longifilis
[Treadfin grenadier]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Gadomus magnifilis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gadomus melanopterus
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 35.7 cm TL
 
Gadomus multifilis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Gadomus pepperi
[Blacktongue rat tail]
No picture found
Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 57.5 cm TL
 
Haplomacrourus nudirostris
[Naked snout rattail]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus aeger
[Plaintail whiptail]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Hymenocephalus antraeus
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Widespread but patchy and
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Hymenocephalus aterrimus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus aterrimus
[Blackest whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Hymenocephalus barbatulus
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Hymenocephalus billsam Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Hymenocephalus billsam
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.8 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus fuscus
[Black membranehead]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Hymenocephalus grimaldii
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus hachijoensis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Hymenocephalus heterolepis
[]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Widespread
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884

Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Hymenocephalus italicus
[Glasshead grenadier]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Hymenocephalus iwamatoi Schwarzhans, 2014

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus iwamatoi
[]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Hymenocephalus lethonemus Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Hymenocephalus lethonemus
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25.5 cm TL
Hymenocephalus longibarbis (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus longibarbis
[Longbarb whiptail]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
 
Hymenocephalus longiceps
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Hymenocephalus longipes Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by MNHN
 
Hymenocephalus longipes
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus
[Spottytail membranehead]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus megalops
[Bigeye whiptail]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus nascens
[Nascent membranehead]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus neglectissimus
[]

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.3 cm TL
Hymenocephalus nesaeae Merrett & Iwamoto, 2000

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto
 
Hymenocephalus nesaeae
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus papyraceus
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.8 cm TL
Hymenocephalus punt Schwarzhans, 2014

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus punt
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.1 cm TL
Hymenocephalus sazonovi Schwarzhans, 2014

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus sazonovi
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus semipellucidus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Hymenocephalus striatissimus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus striatulus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus torvus
[]
405 Species of Family Macrouridae
(Grenadiers or rattails)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1892 Albatrossia pectoralis Giant grenadier North Pacific 210 TL
1899 Asthenomacrurus fragilis Fragile grenadier Eastern Pacific 20 TL
1982 Asthenomacrurus victoris Victory whiptail Indo-West Pacific 24.9 TL
1904 Bathygadus antrodes Northwest Pacific 63.5 TL
1905 Bathygadus bowersi Eastern Central Pacific
1878 Bathygadus cottoides Codheaded rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 24 TL
1913 Bathygadus dubiosus Western Central Pacific.
1920 Bathygadus entomelas Western Central Pacific. 17.8 TL
1886 Bathygadus favosus Atlantic Ocean 46.5 TL
1894 Bathygadus furvescens Blackfin rat tail Indian Ocean 36 TL
1916 Bathygadus garretti Northwest Pacific 51 TL
1885 Bathygadus macrops Bullseye grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL
1888 Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant's grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL
1904 Bathygadus nipponicus Northwest Pacific 56.5 TL
1920 Bathygadus spongiceps Spongy rat tail Western Pacific 27 TL
1912 Bathygadus sulcatus Western Pacific
1982 Cetonurichthys subinflatus Smallpore whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 40 TL
1878 Cetonurus crassiceps Globosehead rattail Pacific and Atlantic, inc 44 TL
1884 Cetonurus globiceps Globehead grenadier Atlantic and Pacific 50 TL
1925 Coelorinchus acanthiger Surgeon grenadier Southeast Atlantic 50 TL
1920 Coelorinchus acantholepis Western Central Pacific. 16 TL
1978 Coelorinchus aconcagua Aconcagua grenadier Southeast Pacific and Sou 39 TL
1912 Coelorinchus acutirostris Spearnose whiptail Western Central Pacific 22.3 TL
2006 Coelorinchus amirantensis Western Indian Ocean 52.5 TL
1999 Coelorinchus amydrozosterus Faintbanded whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL
1904 Coelorinchus anatirostris Duckbill grenadier Northwest Pacific 43 TL
1994 Coelorinchus anisacanthus Northwest Pacific 30 TL
1905 Coelorinchus aratrum Eastern Central Pacific 35.5 TL
1912 Coelorinchus argentatus Silver whiptail Indo-West Pacific 37 TL
1913 Coelorinchus argus Eyespot grenadier Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
1911 Coelorinchus aspercephalus Rough-head whiptail Southwest Pacific 34 TL
1963 Coelorinchus asteroides Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1839 Coelorinchus australis Southern whiptail Indo-Pacific 55 TL
1982 Coelorinchus biclinozonalis Two-barred whiptail Southwest Pacific 60 TL
1980 Coelorinchus bollonsi Bollons' rattail Southwest Pacific
1925 Coelorinchus braueri Shovelnose grenadier Southeast Atlantic and So 40 TL
1984 Coelorinchus brevirostris Northwest Pacific 21.6 TL
1810 Coelorinchus caelorhincus Hollowsnout grenadier Northeast Atlantic and Me 48 TL
1980 Coelorinchus campbellicus Southwest Pacific
1899 Coelorinchus canus Clearsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 27.5 TL
1885 Coelorinchus caribbaeus Blackfin grenadier Western Central Atlantic 45 TL
1920 Coelorinchus carinifer Western Pacific 28.7 TL
1896 Coelorinchus caudani Northeast Atlantic 36 TL
1993 Coelorinchus celaenostomus Black lip rattail Southwest Pacific 82.8 TL
1999 Coelorinchus charius Graceful whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 37 TL
1916 Coelorinchus chilensis Chilean grenadier Southwest Atlantic 48 TL
1920 Coelorinchus cingulatus Western Central Pacific
1912 Coelorinchus commutabilis Western Central Pacific
1980 Coelorinchus cookianus Cook's rattail Southwest Pacific
1997 Coelorinchus cylindricus Southwest Pacific 19 TL
1921 Coelorinchus denticulatus Filesnout grenadier Western Indian Ocean 28 TL
1984 Coelorinchus divergens Northwest Pacific
1920 Coelorinchus dorsalis Western Pacific
1905 Coelorinchus doryssus Eastern Central Pacific 32.7 TL
1878 Coelorinchus fasciatus Banded whiptail Southern Atlantic, Indian 50 TL
1894 Coelorinchus flabellispinnis Indian Ocean 47.5 TL
1963 Coelorinchus formosanus Formosa grenadier Northwest Pacific 25 TL
2009 Coelorinchus fuscigulus Philippine Sea, China Sea 32.2 TL
1999 Coelorinchus gaesorhynchus Javelin whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL
1973 Coelorinchus geronimo Eastern Atlantic 26.5 TL
1925 Coelorinchus gilberti Northwest Pacific 60 TL
1897 Coelorinchus gladius Eastern Central Pacific
1999 Coelorinchus goobala Goobala whiptail Western Pacific. 35 TL
2008 Coelorinchus gormani Southern Indian and Pacif 30 TL
1982 Coelorinchus hexafasciatus Six-band grenadier Northwest Pacific 62 TL
1943 Coelorinchus hige Northwest Pacific
2008 Coelorinchus hoangi Indian Ocean 35 TL
1993 Coelorinchus horribilis Horrible rattail Southwest Pacific 35 TL
1936 Coelorinchus hubbsi Northwest Pacific 23 TL
1992 Coelorinchus immaculatus Southeast Pacific 32 TL
1993 Coelorinchus infuscus Dusky rattail Southwest Pacific 30.5 TL
1907 Coelorinchus innotabilis Notable whiptail Southwest Pacific 32 TL
1846 Coelorinchus japonicus Japanese grenadier Northwest Pacific 75 TL
1906 Coelorinchus jordani Northwest Pacific 26 TL
1979 Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Campbell whiptail Southern circumglobal 43 TL
1943 Coelorinchus kamoharai Kamohara grenadier Northwest Pacific 28 TL
1984 Coelorinchus karrerae Karrer's whiptail Southeast Atlantic 35 TL
1904 Coelorinchus kermadecus Kermadec rattail Southwest Pacific 62 TL
1900 Coelorinchus kishinouyei Mugura grenadier Western Pacific 36 TL
1896 Coelorinchus labiatus Spearsnouted grenadier Eastern Atlantic. 50 TL
1999 Coelorinchus lasti Roughsnout whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 62 TL
2004 Coelorinchus leptorhinus Northwest Pacific 85 TL
1982 Coelorinchus longicephalus Longhead grenadier Northwest Pacific 89 TL
1943 Coelorinchus longissimus Northwest Pacific 36 SL
1877 Coelorinchus macrochir Longarm grenadier Northwest Pacific 68 TL
1920 Coelorinchus macrolepis Western Central Pacific
1912 Coelorinchus macrorhynchus Bigsnout whiptail Western Central Pacific
1920 Coelorinchus maculatus Blotch whiptail Indo-West Pacific
1934 Coelorinchus marinii Marini's grenadier Southwest Atlantic 38 TL
1980 Coelorinchus matamua Mahia whiptail Southeast Atlantic 65 TL
1982 Coelorinchus matsubarai Northwest Pacific 33 TL
1993 Coelorinchus maurofasciatus Dark banded rattail Southwest Pacific 39.9 TL
1999 Coelorinchus mayiae False silver whiptail Western Pacific 28 TL
2002 Coelorinchus mediterraneus Mediterranean Sea 24.5 TL
1997 Coelorinchus melanobranchus Western Central Pacific 21 TL
1999 Coelorinchus melanosagmatus Indian Ocean 23 TL
1926 Coelorinchus mirus Gargoyle fish Indo-Pacific 35 TL
1992 Coelorinchus multifasciatus Southeast Pacific 14 TL
1942 Coelorinchus multispinulosus Spearnose grenadier Western Pacific 38 TL
1993 Coelorinchus mycterismus Upturned snout rattail Southwest Pacific 49 TL
1993 Coelorinchus mystax Patterned rattail Southwest Pacific 55 TL
1992 Coelorinchus nazcaensis Southeast Pacific 40 TL
1912 Coelorinchus notatus Western Central Pacific
2009 Coelorinchus obscuratus Western Pacific, known on 45 TL
1885 Coelorinchus occa Swordsnout grenadier Atlantic 50 TL
1927 Coelorinchus oliverianus Hawknose grenadier Southwest Pacific 35 TL
2009 Coelorinchus osipullus Western Pacific 71 TL
1877 Coelorinchus parallelus Spiny grenadier Indo-West Pacific 48 TL
1999 Coelorinchus pardus Leopard whiptail Western Central Pacific 30 TL
1993 Coelorinchus parvifasciatus Small banded rattail Southwest Pacific 28.5 TL
1912 Coelorinchus platorhynchus Western Central Pacific
1973 Coelorinchus polli Southeast Atlantic 30 TL
1916 Coelorinchus productus Unicorn grenadier Western Pacific 31 TL
1983 Coelorinchus pseudoparallelus Southern Atlantic
1891 Coelorinchus quadricristatus Indian Ocean
1920 Coelorinchus quincunciatus Western Pacific
1920 Coelorinchus radcliffei Western Central Pacific
1890 Coelorinchus scaphopsis Shoulderspot grenadier Eastern Pacific 34 TL
1997 Coelorinchus semaphoreus Semaphore whiptail Western Central Pacific 34 TL
1997 Coelorinchus sereti Short-tooth whiptail Western Central Pacific 45 TL
1920 Coelorinchus sexradiatus Western Central Pacific
1997 Coelorinchus shcherbachevi False duckbill whiptail Western Central Pacific
2004 Coelorinchus sheni Northwest Pacific 93.7 TL
1994 Coelorinchus simorhynchus Southeast Atlantic 40.5 TL
1920 Coelorinchus smithi False graceful whiptail Western Pacific. 43.2 TL
1984 Coelorinchus sparsilepis Northwest Pacific
1993 Coelorinchus spathulatus Spatulate rattail Southwest Pacific 27.5 TL
1992 Coelorinchus spilonotus Eastern Pacific 20 TL
1920 Coelorinchus spinifer Western Central Pacific.
1993 Coelorinchus supernasutus Supanose rattail Southwest Pacific 63.5 TL
1920 Coelorinchus thompsoni Western Central Pacific
1999 Coelorinchus thurla Thurla whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean and 21 TL
1887 Coelorinchus tokiensis Northwest Pacific 56 TL
1999 Coelorinchus trachycarus Eastern Indian Ocean 50.8 TL
1920 Coelorinchus triocellatus Western Central Pacific
1994 Coelorinchus trunovi Western Indian Ocean 44 TL
1920 Coelorinchus velifer Western Pacific
1973 Coelorinchus ventrilux Firebelly grenadier Western Central Atlantic 30 TL
2004 Coelorinchus vityazae South Atlantic 32 TL
1920 Coelorinchus weberi Western Central Pacific
2006 Coelorinchus yurii Western Central Indian O 54.1 TL
1884 Coryphaenoides acrolepis Pacific grenadier North Pacific 104 TL
1878 Coryphaenoides affinis Southwest Atlantic
1973 Coryphaenoides alateralis Western Central Atlantic 26.5 TL
1877 Coryphaenoides altipennis Northwest Pacific 47 TL
1899 Coryphaenoides anguliceps Loosescale grenadier Eastern Pacific 50 TL
1916 Coryphaenoides ariommus Humboldt grenadier Southeast Pacific 46 TL
1875 Coryphaenoides armatus Abyssal grenadier Worldwide 102 TL
1877 Coryphaenoides asper Northwest Pacific 32 TL
1912 Coryphaenoides asprellus Indian Ocean 51.5 TL
1899 Coryphaenoides boops Shortsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 42.5 TL
1896 Coryphaenoides brevibarbis Northeast Atlantic 35 TL
1899 Coryphaenoides bucephalus Narrowsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 59 TL
1899 Coryphaenoides bulbiceps Large-eye grenadier Eastern Pacific 81 TL
1912 Coryphaenoides camurus Western Central Pacific
1899 Coryphaenoides capito Bighead grenadier Eastern Pacific 32.4 TL
1883 Coryphaenoides carapinus Carapine grenadier Atlantic Ocean 45 TL
1899 Coryphaenoides carminifer Carmine grenadier Eastern Pacific 36 TL
1995 Coryphaenoides castaneus Eastern Indian Ocean 74 TL
1896 Coryphaenoides cinereus Popeye grenadier North Pacific 66 TL
1977 Coryphaenoides delsolari Trident grenadier Eastern Pacific 51 TL
1999 Coryphaenoides dossenus Humpback whiptail Southwest Pacific
1912 Coryphaenoides dubius Western Pacific
1887 Coryphaenoides fernandezianus Fernandez whiptail Southeast Pacific
1913 Coryphaenoides ferrieri Southern Ocean 60 TL
1970 Coryphaenoides filamentosus Northwest Pacific 43 TL
1878 Coryphaenoides filicauda Grenadier Southern Ocean 40 TL
1896 Coryphaenoides filifer Filamented rattail North Pacific 55 TL
1991 Coryphaenoides grahami Graham's whiptail Southeast Atlantic 40 TL
1888 Coryphaenoides guentheri Günther's grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL
2001 Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Southeast Pacific 43.7 TL
1890 Coryphaenoides hextii Western Indian Ocean 13.3 TL
1890 Coryphaenoides hoskynii Indian Ocean 41 TL
1900 Coryphaenoides lecointei Southern Ocean 60 TL
1877 Coryphaenoides leptolepis Ghostly grenadier Atlantic Ocean 62 TL
1887 Coryphaenoides liocephalus Bearded rattail North Pacific 43 TL
1905 Coryphaenoides longicirrhus Eastern Central Pacific 80 TL
1877 Coryphaenoides longifilis Longfin grenadier North Pacific 110 TL
1889 Coryphaenoides macrolophus Indian Ocean. 11 TL
1887 Coryphaenoides marginatus Amami grenadier Northwest Pacific 62 TL
1970 Coryphaenoides marshalli Eastern Central Atlantic 50 TL
1991 Coryphaenoides mcmillani McMillan's whiptail Southeast Atlantic 34 TL
1893 Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Mediterranean grenadier Northeast Atlantic 73 TL
1946 Coryphaenoides mexicanus Mexican grenadier Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
1912 Coryphaenoides microps Western Pacific 41.3 TL
1999 Coryphaenoides microstomus Southwest Pacific
1878 Coryphaenoides murrayi Abyssal rattail Indo-Pacific 37 TL
1988 Coryphaenoides myersi Myers' grenadier Southeast Pacific 30 TL
1877 Coryphaenoides nasutus Largenose grenadier Northwest Pacific 47 TL
1988 Coryphaenoides oreinos Eastern Central Pacific 65 TL
1912 Coryphaenoides orthogrammus Western Central Pacific.
1983 Coryphaenoides paramarshalli Northeast Atlantic. 46 TL
1957 Coryphaenoides profundicolus Deepwater grenadier Eastern Atlantic
1878 Coryphaenoides rudis Rudis rattail Pacific Ocean 111 TL
1765 Coryphaenoides rupestris Roundnose grenadier North Atlantic 110 TL
1920 Coryphaenoides semiscaber Western Central Pacific 25.1 TL
1878 Coryphaenoides serrulatus Serrulate whiptail Southwest Pacific 45 TL
1929 Coryphaenoides sibogae Western Central Pacific
1912 Coryphaenoides spinulosus North Pacific
1925 Coryphaenoides striaturus Striate whiptail Southeast Atlantic and In 54 TL
1976 Coryphaenoides subserrulatus Longrayed whiptail Indo-Pacific 37 TL
1951 Coryphaenoides thelestomus Roughlip grenadier Eastern Central Atlantic 65 TL
1913 Coryphaenoides tydemani Western Pacific 27 TL
1890 Coryphaenoides woodmasoni Indian Ocean 53 TL
1974 Coryphaenoides yaquinae Pacific Ocean. 63 TL
1888 Coryphaenoides zaniophorus Thickbeard grenadier Central Atlantic 40 TL
1909 Cynomacrurus piriei Dogtooth grenadier Southern Ocean 50 TL
1916 Echinomacrurus mollis North Atlantic 46.5 TL
1979 Echinomacrurus occidentalis Eastern Pacific 37 TL
1980 Gadomus aoteanus Filamentous rattail Southwest Pacific
1886 Gadomus arcuatus Doublethread grenadier Central Atlantic 58 TL
1924 Gadomus capensis Southeast Atlantic and So 46 TL
1904 Gadomus colletti Northwest Pacific 38.2 TL
1920 Gadomus denticulatus Western Central Pacific 18.5 TL
1888 Gadomus dispar Atlantic Ocean
1912 Gadomus filamentosus Western Central Pacific.
1920 Gadomus introniger Blackmouth rat tail Western Central Pacific
1885 Gadomus longifilis Treadfin grenadier Atlantic Ocean 30 TL
1920 Gadomus magnifilis Western Central Pacific
1905 Gadomus melanopterus Eastern Central Pacific
1887 Gadomus multifilis Indo-Pacific. 35.7 TL
1999 Gadomus pepperi Blacktongue rat tail Eastern Indian Ocean 38 TL
1980 Haplomacrourus nudirostris Naked snout rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 57.5 TL
1920 Hymenocephalus aeger Plaintail whiptail Western Pacific 12.7 TL
1897 Hymenocephalus antraeus Eastern Central Pacific
1905 Hymenocephalus aterrimus Blackest whiptail Widespread but patchy and 20 TL
1920 Hymenocephalus barbatulus Western Central Pacific
1973 Hymenocephalus billsam Western Central Atlantic 39.5 TL
2014 Hymenocephalus fuscus Black membranehead Southwest Pacific 14.8 TL
1913 Hymenocephalus grimaldii Western Central Pacific.
1970 Hymenocephalus hachijoensis Northwest Pacific 20 TL
1889 Hymenocephalus heterolepis Eastern Indian Ocean
1884 Hymenocephalus italicus Glasshead grenadier Widespread 25 TL
2014 Hymenocephalus iwamatoi Eastern Indian Ocean 10.3 TL
1904 Hymenocephalus lethonemus Western Pacific 14 TL
1887 Hymenocephalus longibarbis Longbarb whiptail Indo-West Pacific 25.5 TL
1912 Hymenocephalus longiceps Indo-West Pacific.
1912 Hymenocephalus longipes Western Central Pacific 15.5 TL
2014 Hymenocephalus maculicaudus Spottytail membranehead Southwest Pacific 16.3 TL
1997 Hymenocephalus megalops Bigeye whiptail Western Central Pacific 17 TL
1920 Hymenocephalus nascens Nascent membranehead Western Central Pacific 18.2 TL
1992 Hymenocephalus neglectissimus Southeast Pacific 13 TL
2000 Hymenocephalus nesaeae Western Central Pacific 14.3 TL
1904 Hymenocephalus papyraceus Northwest Pacific 10 TL
2014 Hymenocephalus punt Western Indian Ocean 16.8 TL
2014 Hymenocephalus sazonovi Eastern Pacific 13.1 TL
1992 Hymenocephalus semipellucidus Southeast Pacific 16.5 TL
1904 Hymenocephalus striatissimus Northwest Pacific 20 SL
1905 Hymenocephalus striatulus Eastern Central Pacific 18 TL
1912 Hymenocephalus torvus Western Pacific 37 TL



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          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013