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Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Iwamoto & McCosker, 2001 |
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photo by
Iwamoto & McCosker |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 43.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 630 - 900 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Branchiostegal rays 6; anus immediately before anal fin origin, small periproct lacking light organ; head laterally compressed; snout rounded, without prominent tubercular scale at tip or lateral angles, scarcely protruding beyond large mouth, naked over anterior end and ventrally through posterior nostril; opercular opening wide, extending ventrally forward to below angle of lower jaw; suborbital region almost vertical, lacking prominent angular ridge and coarsely modified scale rows; base of pectoral broad (Ref. 42942). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 September 2022 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||