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Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899) Loosescale grenadier |
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| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 720 - 2400 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout prominent, pointed; chin with very short barbel. Scales highly deciduous; ventral and leading surfaces of the snout naked; suborbital region dorsally mostly naked; suborbital ridge scales small if present; head ridges without enlarged scute-like scales. Overall color is gray brown to dark brown; oral cavity pale to grayish. | |||
| Biology: | A deep-slope species of the tropical eastern Pacific (Ref. 9315). Polychaetes and benthic crustaceans are encountered in its stomach contents (Ref. 9315). Fairly common but of no commercial value (Ref. 9315). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||