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Coelorinchus leptorhinus Chiou, Shao & Iwamoto, 2004 |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 85 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 800 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: known only from the northeastern coast of Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Snout slender and long, length about 2.2-2.6 into HL, anterolateral margin completely supported by bone; orbit diameter 5.4-6.1 into HL; barbel more than half orbit diameter; underside of snout almost entirely naked; nasal fossa scaled; body scales large, each with 5-8 slightly divergent rows of spinules; light organ small, externally manifested as a short, thin, black mid-ventral streak extending anteriorly from periproct; overall body color deep brown (Ref. 55093). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||