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Coelorinchus braueri Barnard, 1925 Shovelnose grenadier |
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photo by
Le Noury, P. |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 1200 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean: Angola to Mozambique. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112-114; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 105-105. The head is large; the eyes also large; the snout conical. Head ridges strongly demarcated with coarse scute-like scales; underside of the head scaled. The body tapers posteriorly from the first dorsal-fin spine insertion. Light organ short, narrow, extending to about midway between anal fin origin and pelvic fin insertion. Swim bladder weakly bilobate anteriorly, with 4 retia mirabilia. Caudal fin absent. Overall color is pale brown, the fins are darker; mouth and gill cavity linings gray to blackish. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||