Cetonurus globiceps
Cetonurus globiceps (Vaillant, 1884)
Globehead grenadier
Cetonurus globiceps
photo by Serrano, A.

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 860 - 4621 m
Distribution:  Atlantic and Pacific: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, Azores, off Mauritania, Senegal, and Canary Islands, Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, east Caribbean. Western Pacific: Off Japan and Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12. Band of small pointed teeth in both jaws. Body color brown to dark brown, gular and branchiostegal membrane darker. Membranes of mouth, gill cavities and body cavity blackish (Ref. 37108).
Biology:  Feeds on small fishes and planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 6187).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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