Coelorinchus nazcaensis Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  40 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 225 - 530 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: known only from type specimens taken from the Nazca Ridge.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on pelagic food items including shrimps (Gennadas, Sergestes, Plesionika), the mysid Paralophogaster glaber, the copepod Pleuromamma, squid, and fish (Chauliodus sp., Lampanyctus sp., and Myctophidae gen., sp. (Ref. 9949).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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