Search FishBase
Other identification tools

Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Macrouridae Grenadiers or rattails



(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



377 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 2 Next Jump to:

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Albatrossia pectoralis
[Giant grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Asthenomacrurus fragilis (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Asthenomacrurus fragilis
[Fragile grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.9 cm TL
 
Asthenomacrurus victoris
[Victory whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Cetonurichthys subinflatus
[Smallpore whiptail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Pacific and Atlantic, inc
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Cetonurus crassiceps (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Cetonurus crassiceps
[Globosehead rattail]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Atlantic and Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cetonurus globiceps (Vaillant, 1884)

Photo by Photo by Serrano, A.
 
Cetonurus globiceps
[Globehead grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus acanthiger Barnard, 1925

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus acanthiger
[Surgeon grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus acantholepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Coelorinchus aconcagua Iwamoto, 1978

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus aconcagua
[Aconcagua grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 22.3 cm TL
Coelorinchus acutirostris Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Coelorinchus acutirostris
[Spearnose whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 52.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus amirantensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus amydrozosterus
[Faintbanded whiptail]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Coelorinchus anatirostris Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Coelorinchus anatirostris
[Duckbill grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus anisacanthus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus aratrum
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Coelorinchus argentatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus argentatus
[Silver whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Coelorinchus argus Weber, 1913

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus argus
[Eyespot grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Coelorinchus aspercephalus Waite, 1911

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus aspercephalus
[Rough-head whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus asteroides
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Coelorinchus australis (Richardson, 1839)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus australis
[Southern whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 71.3 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus biclinozonalis
[Two-barred whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 64 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus bollonsi
[Bollons' rattail]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic and So
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coelorinchus braueri Barnard, 1925

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Coelorinchus braueri
[Shovelnose grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.6 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus brevirostris
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Coelorinchus caelorhincus
[Hollowsnout grenadier]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus campbellicus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus canus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Coelorinchus canus
[Clearsnout grenadier]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coelorinchus caribbaeus (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Coelorinchus caribbaeus
[Blackfin grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.7 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus carinifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus caudani
[]

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 82.8 cm TL
Coelorinchus celaenostomus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Photo by Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto
 
Coelorinchus celaenostomus
[Black lip rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus charius
[Graceful whiptail]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus chilensis Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Coelorinchus chilensis
[Chilean grenadier]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Central Pacific

Coelorinchus cingulatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Coelorinchus cingulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus commutabilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus cookianus
[Cook's rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus cylindricus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Coelorinchus denticulatus Regan, 1921

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus denticulatus
[Filesnout grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.8 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus divergens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus dorsalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.7 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus doryssus
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus fasciatus (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by INIDEP
 
Coelorinchus fasciatus
[Banded whiptail]

Photo by SFSA

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus flabellispinis (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Coelorinchus flabellispinis
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Coelorinchus formosanus Okamura, 1963

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Coelorinchus formosanus
[Formosa grenadier]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Philippine Sea, China Sea
Max. Length 32.2 cm TL
Coelorinchus fuscigulus Iwamoto, Ho & Shao, 2009

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus gaesorhynchus
[Javelin whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus ganymedes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus geronimo
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus gilberti
[]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus gladius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus goobala
[Goobala whiptail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southern Indian and Pacif
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coelorinchus gormani Iwamoto & Graham, 2008

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coelorinchus gormani
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coelorinchus hexafasciatus Okamura, 1982

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus hexafasciatus
[Six-band grenadier]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus hige
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus hoangi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus horribilis
[Horrible rattail]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Coelorinchus hubbsi Matsubara, 1936

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Coelorinchus hubbsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus immaculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus infuscus
[Dusky rattail]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Coelorinchus innotabilis McCulloch, 1907

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus innotabilis
[Notable whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Coelorinchus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus japonicus
[Japanese grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus jordani
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southern circumglobal
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Arai & Iwamoto, 1979

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru
[Campbell whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Coelorinchus kamoharai Matsubara, 1943

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus kamoharai
[Kamohara grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus karrerae
[Karrer's whiptail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coelorinchus kermadecus Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coelorinchus kermadecus
[Kermadec rattail]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Coelorinchus kishinouyei Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Coelorinchus kishinouyei
[Mugura grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic.
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus labiatus (Köhler, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coelorinchus labiatus
[Spearsnouted grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus lanceolatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus lasti
[Roughsnout whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 85 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus leptorhinus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Coelorinchus longicephalus Okamura, 1982

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus longicephalus
[Longhead grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Coelorinchus longissimus
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Coelorinchus macrochir (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus macrochir
[Longarm grenadier]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus macrolepis
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific

Coelorinchus macrorhynchus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coelorinchus macrorhynchus
[Bigsnout whiptail]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus maculatus
[Blotch whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Coelorinchus marinii Hubbs, 1934

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus marinii
[Marini's grenadier]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Coelorinchus matamua (McCann & McKnight, 1980)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus matamua
[Mahia whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 33 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus matsubarai
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 39.9 cm TL
Coelorinchus maurofasciatus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coelorinchus maurofasciatus
[Dark banded rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus mayiae
[False silver whiptail]

Photo by Iwamoto & Ungaro

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus mediterraneus Iwamoto & Ungaro, 2002

Photo by Photo by Iwamoto & Ungaro
 
Coelorinchus mediterraneus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus melanobranchus
[]

Photo by Iwamoto & Anderson

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus Iwamoto & Anderson, 1999

Photo by Photo by Iwamoto & Anderson
 
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coelorinchus mirus McCulloch, 1926

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Coelorinchus mirus
[Gargoyle fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus multifasciatus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Coelorinchus multispinulosus Katayama, 1942

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coelorinchus multispinulosus
[Spearnose grenadier]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Coelorinchus mycterismus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coelorinchus mycterismus
[Upturned snout rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus mystax
[Patterned rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus nazcaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus notatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus nox
[]

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto

Western Pacific, known on
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coelorinchus obscuratus McMillan & Iwamoto, 2009

Photo by Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto
 
Coelorinchus obscuratus
[]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coelorinchus occa (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Coelorinchus occa
[Swordsnout grenadier]

Photo by Jones, M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coelorinchus oliverianus Phillipps, 1927

Photo by Photo by Jones, M.
 
Coelorinchus oliverianus
[Hawknose grenadier]

Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto

Western Pacific
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Coelorinchus osipullus McMillan & Iwamoto, 2009

Photo by Photo by McMillan & Iwamoto
 
Coelorinchus osipullus
[]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coelorinchus parallelus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Coelorinchus parallelus
[Spiny grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus pardus
[Leopard whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus parvifasciatus
[Small banded rattail]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus platorhynchus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coelorinchus polli Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Coelorinchus polli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus posteromaculatus
[Tailspotted grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus productus
[Unicorn grenadier]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus pseudoparallelus
[]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus quadricristatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus quincunciatus
[]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus radcliffei
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Coelorinchus scaphopsis (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus scaphopsis
[Shoulderspot grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus semaphoreus
[Semaphore whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus sereti
[Short-tooth whiptail]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus sexradiatus
[]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus shcherbachevi
[False duckbill whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 93.7 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus sheni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus simorhynchus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.2 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus smithi
[False graceful whiptail]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus sparsilepis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus spathulatus
[Spatulate rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus spilonotus
[]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus spinifer
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 63.5 cm TL
Coelorinchus supernasutus McMillan & Paulin, 1993

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coelorinchus supernasutus
[Supanose rattail]
No picture found
 
Coelorinchus thompsoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus thurla
[Thurla whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus tokiensis
[]

Photo by Jones, M.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50.8 cm TL
Coelorinchus trachycarus Iwamoto, McMillan & Shcherbachev, 1999

Photo by Photo by Jones, M.
 
Coelorinchus trachycarus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus triocellatus
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Coelorinchus trunovi Iwamoto & Anderson, 1994

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Coelorinchus trunovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.1 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus velifer
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coelorinchus ventrilux Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coelorinchus ventrilux
[Firebelly grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus vityazae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31.5 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus weberi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 54.1 cm TL
 
Coelorinchus yurii
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 104 cm TL
Coryphaenoides acrolepis (Bean, 1884)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
[Pacific grenadier]
No picture found
 
Coryphaenoides affinis
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
Coryphaenoides alateralis Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Coryphaenoides alateralis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 48.3 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides altipinnis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides anguliceps
[Loosescale grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Coryphaenoides ariommus Gilbert & Thompson, 1916

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides ariommus
[Humboldt grenadier]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Worldwide
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Coryphaenoides armatus (Hector, 1875)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides armatus
[Abyssal grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides asper
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 51.5 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides asprellus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
Coryphaenoides boops (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides boops
[Shortsnout grenadier]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm TL
Coryphaenoides bucephalus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides bucephalus
[Narrowsnout grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Coryphaenoides bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides bulbiceps
[Large-eye grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides camurus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32.4 cm TL
Coryphaenoides capito (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides capito
[Bighead grenadier]

Photo by Rao, Y.K.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883

Photo by Photo by Rao, Y.K.
 
Coryphaenoides carapinus
[Carapine grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Coryphaenoides carminifer (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides carminifer
[Carmine grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 74 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides castaneus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Coryphaenoides cinereus (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides cinereus
[Popeye grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Coryphaenoides delsolari Chirichigno F. & Iwamoto, 1977

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides delsolari
[Trident grenadier]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Coryphaenoides dossenus McMillan, 1999

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coryphaenoides dossenus
[Humpback whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides dubius
[]
No picture found
 
Coryphaenoides fernandezianus
[Fernandez whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides ferrieri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides filamentosus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coryphaenoides filicauda Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coryphaenoides filicauda
[Grenadier]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Coryphaenoides filifer (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides filifer
[Filamented rattail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coryphaenoides grahami Iwamoto & Shcherbachev, 1991

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Coryphaenoides grahami
[Graham's whiptail]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Coryphaenoides guentheri
[Günther's grenadier]

Photo by Iwamoto & McCosker

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 43.7 cm TL
Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Iwamoto & McCosker, 2001

Photo by Photo by Iwamoto & McCosker
 
Coryphaenoides gypsochilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 58.4 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides hextii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides hoskynii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides lecointei
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coryphaenoides leptolepis
[Ghostly grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides liocephalus
[Bearded rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 96.5 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Coryphaenoides longifilis Günther, 1877

Photo by Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Coryphaenoides longifilis
[Longfin grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides macrolophus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Coryphaenoides marginatus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Coryphaenoides marginatus
[Amami grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides marshalli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides mcmillani
[McMillan's whiptail]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Giglioli, 1893)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
[Mediterranean grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coryphaenoides mexicanus (Parr, 1946)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides mexicanus
[Mexican grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides microps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides microstomus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides murrayi
[Abyssal rattail]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coryphaenoides myersi Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1988

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides myersi
[Myers' grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Coryphaenoides nasutus Günther, 1877

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides nasutus
[Largenose grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides oreinos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides orthogrammus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides paramarshalli
[]
No picture found
 
Coryphaenoides profundicolus
[Deepwater grenadier]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Coryphaenoides rudis
[Rudis rattail]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Coryphaenoides rupestris
[Roundnose grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25.1 cm TL
Coryphaenoides semiscaber Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Coryphaenoides semiscaber
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 48.2 cm TL
Coryphaenoides serrulatus Günther, 1878

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
[Serrulate whiptail]
No picture found
 
Coryphaenoides sibogae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 57.8 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides soyoae
[Black grenadier]
No picture found
 
Coryphaenoides spinulosus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic and In
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Coryphaenoides striaturus Barnard, 1925

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Coryphaenoides striaturus
[Striate whiptail]

Photo by Scarlato, N.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus Makushok, 1976

Photo by Photo by Scarlato, N.
 
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
[Longrayed whiptail]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides thelestomus
[Roughlip grenadier]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Coryphaenoides tydemani (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Coryphaenoides tydemani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 53 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Coryphaenoides yaquinae
[]

Photo by FAO

Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coryphaenoides zaniophorus (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Coryphaenoides zaniophorus
[Thickbeard grenadier]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cynomacrurus piriei Dollo, 1909

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynomacrurus piriei
[Dogtooth grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
 
Echinomacrurus mollis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Echinomacrurus occidentalis
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southern Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 57.5 cm TL
Haplomacrourus nudirostris Trunov, 1980

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Haplomacrourus nudirostris
[Naked snout rattail]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus aeger
[Plaintail whiptail]
No picture found
 
Hymenocephalus antraeus
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Widespread but patchy and
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Hymenocephalus aterrimus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus aterrimus
[Blackest whiptail]
No picture found
 
Hymenocephalus barbatulus
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Hymenocephalus billsam Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Hymenocephalus billsam
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus fuscus
[Black membranehead]
No picture found
 
Hymenocephalus grimaldii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus hachijoensis
[]
No picture found
 
Hymenocephalus heterolepis
[]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Widespread
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884

Photo by Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Hymenocephalus italicus
[Glasshead grenadier]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Hymenocephalus iwamotoi Schwarzhans, 2014

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus iwamotoi
[]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Hymenocephalus lethonemus Jordan & Gilbert, 1904

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Hymenocephalus lethonemus
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25.5 cm TL
Hymenocephalus longibarbis (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus longibarbis
[Longbarb whiptail]
No picture found
 
Hymenocephalus longiceps
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Hymenocephalus longipes Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Hymenocephalus longipes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus
[Spottytail membranehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus megalops
[Bigeye whiptail]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Hymenocephalus nascens Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Hymenocephalus nascens
[Nascent membranehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus neglectissimus
[]

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.3 cm TL
Hymenocephalus nesaeae Merrett & Iwamoto, 2000

Photo by Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto
 
Hymenocephalus nesaeae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus papyraceus
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.8 cm TL
Hymenocephalus punt Schwarzhans, 2014

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus punt
[]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.1 cm TL
Hymenocephalus sazonovi Schwarzhans, 2014

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenocephalus sazonovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus semipellucidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Hymenocephalus striatissimus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus striatulus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus torvus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.1 cm TL
 
Hymenocephalus yamasakiorum
[Black-tailed membranehead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Circumglobal, widespread.
Max. Length 39.6 cm TL
Hymenogadus gracilis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920)

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenogadus gracilis
[Slender membranehead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Hymenogadus tenuis (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1917)

Photo by Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Hymenogadus tenuis
[Slender grenadier fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Kumba calvifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Kumba dentoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 49.6 cm TL
 
Kumba gymnorhynchus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.3 cm TL
Kumba hebetata (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Kumba hebetata
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.6 cm TL
Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Kumba japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.7 cm TL
 
Kumba maculisquama
[]

Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto

Southwest Pacific

Kumba musorstom Merrett & Iwamoto, 2000

Photo by Photo by Merrett & Iwamoto
 
Kumba musorstom
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Kumba punctulata
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic, Western
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Kuronezumia bubonis (Iwamoto, 1974)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Kuronezumia bubonis
[Bulbous rattail]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Kuronezumia dara (Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916)

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Kuronezumia dara
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Kuronezumia endoi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Kuronezumia leonis (Barnard, 1925)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Kuronezumia leonis
[Snubnose whiptail]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific

Kuronezumia macronema (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Kuronezumia macronema
[]
No picture found
 
Kuronezumia paepkei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Kuronezumia pallida
[Pallid whiptail]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 60.7 cm TL
Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Richardson, 1846

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidorhynchus denticulatus
[Thorntooth grenadier]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lucigadus acrolophus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
 
Lucigadus borealis
[]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 2 Next Jump to:
Export file
n = 377

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Albatrossia pectoralis Giant grenadier North Pacific 210 TL 1892
Asthenomacrurus fragilis Fragile grenadier Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1899
Asthenomacrurus victoris Victory whiptail Indo-West Pacific 24.9 TL 1982
Cetonurichthys subinflatus Smallpore whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 40 TL 1982
Cetonurus crassiceps Globosehead rattail Pacific and Atlantic, inc 44 TL 1878
Cetonurus globiceps Globehead grenadier Atlantic and Pacific 50 TL 1884
Coelorinchus acanthiger Surgeon grenadier Southeast Atlantic 50 TL 1925
Coelorinchus acantholepis Western Central Pacific. 16 TL 1920
Coelorinchus aconcagua Aconcagua grenadier Southeast Pacific and Sou 39 TL 1978
Coelorinchus acutirostris Spearnose whiptail Western Central Pacific 22.3 TL 1912
Coelorinchus amirantensis Western Indian Ocean 52.5 TL 2006
Coelorinchus amydrozosterus Faintbanded whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL 1999
Coelorinchus anatirostris Duckbill grenadier Northwest Pacific 43 TL 1904
Coelorinchus anisacanthus Northwest Pacific 30 TL 1994
Coelorinchus aratrum Eastern Central Pacific 35.5 TL 1905
Coelorinchus argentatus Silver whiptail Indo-West Pacific 37 TL 1912
Coelorinchus argus Eyespot grenadier Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1913
Coelorinchus aspercephalus Rough-head whiptail Southwest Pacific 34 TL 1911
Coelorinchus asteroides Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1963
Coelorinchus australis Southern whiptail Indo-Pacific 55 TL 1839
Coelorinchus biclinozonalis Two-barred whiptail Southwest Pacific 71.3 TL 1982
Coelorinchus bollonsi Bollons' rattail Southwest Pacific 64 TL 1980
Coelorinchus braueri Shovelnose grenadier Southeast Atlantic and So 40 TL 1925
Coelorinchus brevirostris Northwest Pacific 21.6 TL 1984
Coelorinchus caelorhincus Hollowsnout grenadier Northeast Atlantic and Me 48 TL 1810
Coelorinchus campbellicus Southwest Pacific 1980
Coelorinchus canus Clearsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 27.5 TL 1899
Coelorinchus caribbaeus Blackfin grenadier Western Central Atlantic 45 TL 1885
Coelorinchus carinifer Western Pacific 28.7 TL 1920
Coelorinchus caudani Northeast Atlantic 36 TL 1896
Coelorinchus celaenostomus Black lip rattail Southwest Pacific 82.8 TL 1993
Coelorinchus charius Graceful whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 37 TL 1999
Coelorinchus chilensis Chilean grenadier Southwest Atlantic 48 TL 1916
Coelorinchus cingulatus Western Central Pacific 1920
Coelorinchus commutabilis Western Central Pacific 1912
Coelorinchus cookianus Cook's rattail Southwest Pacific 30 TL 1980
Coelorinchus cylindricus Southwest Pacific 19 TL 1997
Coelorinchus denticulatus Filesnout grenadier Western Indian Ocean 28 TL 1921
Coelorinchus divergens Northwest Pacific 39.8 TL 1984
Coelorinchus dorsalis Western Pacific 20 TL 1920
Coelorinchus doryssus Eastern Central Pacific 32.7 TL 1905
Coelorinchus fasciatus Banded whiptail Southern Atlantic, Indian 50 TL 1878
Coelorinchus flabellispinis Indian Ocean 47.5 TL 1894
Coelorinchus formosanus Formosa grenadier Northwest Pacific 25 TL 1963
Coelorinchus fuscigulus Philippine Sea, China Sea 32.2 TL 2009
Coelorinchus gaesorhynchus Javelin whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL 1999
Coelorinchus ganymedes Eastern Central Pacific 17 TL
Coelorinchus geronimo Eastern Atlantic 26.5 TL 1973
Coelorinchus gilberti Northwest Pacific 60 TL 1925
Coelorinchus gladius Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Coelorinchus goobala Goobala whiptail Western Pacific. 35 TL 1999
Coelorinchus gormani Southern Indian and Pacif 30 TL 2008
Coelorinchus hexafasciatus Six-band grenadier Northwest Pacific 62 TL 1982
Coelorinchus hige Northwest Pacific 1943
Coelorinchus hoangi Indian Ocean 35 TL 2008
Coelorinchus horribilis Horrible rattail Southwest Pacific 35 TL 1993
Coelorinchus hubbsi Northwest Pacific 23 TL 1936
Coelorinchus immaculatus Southeast Pacific 32 TL 1992
Coelorinchus infuscus Dusky rattail Southwest Pacific 30.5 TL 1993
Coelorinchus innotabilis Notable whiptail Southwest Pacific 32 TL 1907
Coelorinchus japonicus Japanese grenadier Northwest Pacific 75 TL 1846
Coelorinchus jordani Northwest Pacific 26 TL 1906
Coelorinchus kaiyomaru Campbell whiptail Southern circumglobal 43 TL 1979
Coelorinchus kamoharai Kamohara grenadier Northwest Pacific 28 TL 1943
Coelorinchus karrerae Karrer's whiptail Southeast Atlantic 35 TL 1984
Coelorinchus kermadecus Kermadec rattail Southwest Pacific 62 TL 1904
Coelorinchus kishinouyei Mugura grenadier Western Pacific 36 TL 1900
Coelorinchus labiatus Spearsnouted grenadier Eastern Atlantic. 50 TL 1896
Coelorinchus lanceolatus Northwest Pacific 26 TL 2020
Coelorinchus lasti Roughsnout whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean 62 TL 1999
Coelorinchus leptorhinus Northwest Pacific 85 TL 2004
Coelorinchus longicephalus Longhead grenadier Northwest Pacific 89 TL 1982
Coelorinchus longissimus Northwest Pacific 36 SL 1943
Coelorinchus macrochir Longarm grenadier Northwest Pacific 68 TL 1877
Coelorinchus macrolepis Western Central Pacific 1920
Coelorinchus macrorhynchus Bigsnout whiptail Western Central Pacific 1912
Coelorinchus maculatus Blotch whiptail Indo-West Pacific 1920
Coelorinchus marinii Marini's grenadier Southwest Atlantic 38 TL 1934
Coelorinchus matamua Mahia whiptail Southeast Atlantic 65 TL 1980
Coelorinchus matsubarai Northwest Pacific 33 TL 1982
Coelorinchus maurofasciatus Dark banded rattail Southwest Pacific 39.9 TL 1993
Coelorinchus mayiae False silver whiptail Western Pacific 28 TL 1999
Coelorinchus mediterraneus Mediterranean Sea 24.5 TL 2002
Coelorinchus melanobranchus Western Central Pacific 21 TL 1997
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus Indian Ocean 23 TL 1999
Coelorinchus mirus Gargoyle fish Indo-Pacific 35 TL 1926
Coelorinchus multifasciatus Southeast Pacific 14 TL 1992
Coelorinchus multispinulosus Spearnose grenadier Western Pacific 38 TL 1942
Coelorinchus mycterismus Upturned snout rattail Southwest Pacific 49 TL 1993
Coelorinchus mystax Patterned rattail Southwest Pacific 55 TL 1993
Coelorinchus nazcaensis Southeast Pacific 40 TL 1992
Coelorinchus notatus Western Central Pacific 27 TL 1912
Coelorinchus nox Northwest Pacific 44 TL 2020
Coelorinchus obscuratus Western Pacific, known on 45 TL 2009
Coelorinchus occa Swordsnout grenadier Atlantic 50 TL 1885
Coelorinchus oliverianus Hawknose grenadier Southwest Pacific 35 TL 1927
Coelorinchus osipullus Western Pacific 71 TL 2009
Coelorinchus parallelus Spiny grenadier Indo-West Pacific 48 TL 1877
Coelorinchus pardus Leopard whiptail Western Central Pacific 30 TL 1999
Coelorinchus parvifasciatus Small banded rattail Southwest Pacific 28.5 TL 1993
Coelorinchus platorhynchus Western Central Pacific 1912
Coelorinchus polli Southeast Atlantic 30 TL 1973
Coelorinchus posteromaculatus Tailspotted grenadier Eastern Indian Ocean. 22 TL 2020
Coelorinchus productus Unicorn grenadier Western Pacific 31 TL 1916
Coelorinchus pseudoparallelus Southern Atlantic 1983
Coelorinchus quadricristatus Indian Ocean 1891
Coelorinchus quincunciatus Western Pacific 24 TL 1920
Coelorinchus radcliffei Western Central Pacific 1920
Coelorinchus scaphopsis Shoulderspot grenadier Eastern Pacific 34 TL 1890
Coelorinchus semaphoreus Semaphore whiptail Western Central Pacific 34 TL 1997
Coelorinchus sereti Short-tooth whiptail Western Central Pacific 45 TL 1997
Coelorinchus sexradiatus Western Central Pacific 1920
Coelorinchus shcherbachevi False duckbill whiptail Western Central Pacific 1997
Coelorinchus sheni Northwest Pacific 93.7 TL 2004
Coelorinchus simorhynchus Southeast Atlantic 40.5 TL 1994
Coelorinchus smithi False graceful whiptail Western Pacific. 43.2 TL 1920
Coelorinchus sparsilepis Northwest Pacific 1984
Coelorinchus spathulatus Spatulate rattail Southwest Pacific 27.5 TL 1993
Coelorinchus spilonotus Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1992
Coelorinchus spinifer Western Central Pacific. 1920
Coelorinchus supernasutus Supanose rattail Southwest Pacific 63.5 TL 1993
Coelorinchus thompsoni Western Central Pacific 1920
Coelorinchus thurla Thurla whiptail Eastern Indian Ocean and 21 TL 1999
Coelorinchus tokiensis Northwest Pacific 56 TL 1887
Coelorinchus trachycarus Eastern Indian Ocean 50.8 TL 1999
Coelorinchus triocellatus Western Central Pacific 19 TL 1920
Coelorinchus trunovi Western Indian Ocean 44 TL 1994
Coelorinchus velifer Western Pacific 25.1 TL 1920
Coelorinchus ventrilux Firebelly grenadier Western Central Atlantic 30 TL 1973
Coelorinchus vityazae South Atlantic 32 TL 2004
Coelorinchus weberi Western Central Pacific 31.5 TL 1920
Coelorinchus yurii Western Central Indian O 54.1 TL 2006
Coryphaenoides acrolepis Pacific grenadier North Pacific 104 TL 1884
Coryphaenoides affinis Southwest Atlantic 1878
Coryphaenoides alateralis Western Central Atlantic 26.5 TL 1973
Coryphaenoides altipinnis Northwest Pacific 48.3 TL 1877
Coryphaenoides anguliceps Loosescale grenadier Eastern Pacific 50 TL 1899
Coryphaenoides ariommus Humboldt grenadier Southeast Pacific 46 TL 1916
Coryphaenoides armatus Abyssal grenadier Worldwide 102 TL 1875
Coryphaenoides asper Northwest Pacific 32 TL 1877
Coryphaenoides asprellus Indian Ocean 51.5 TL 1912
Coryphaenoides boops Shortsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 42.5 TL 1899
Coryphaenoides brevibarbis Northeast Atlantic 35 TL 1896
Coryphaenoides bucephalus Narrowsnout grenadier Eastern Pacific 59 TL 1899
Coryphaenoides bulbiceps Large-eye grenadier Eastern Pacific 81 TL 1899
Coryphaenoides camurus Western Central Pacific 10.2 TL 1912
Coryphaenoides capito Bighead grenadier Eastern Pacific 32.4 TL 1899
Coryphaenoides carapinus Carapine grenadier Atlantic Ocean 45 TL 1883
Coryphaenoides carminifer Carmine grenadier Eastern Pacific 36 TL 1899
Coryphaenoides castaneus Eastern Indian Ocean 74 TL 1995
Coryphaenoides cinereus Popeye grenadier North Pacific 66 TL 1896
Coryphaenoides delsolari Trident grenadier Eastern Pacific 51 TL 1977
Coryphaenoides dossenus Humpback whiptail Southwest Pacific 85 TL 1999
Coryphaenoides dubius Western Pacific 42.5 TL 1912
Coryphaenoides fernandezianus Fernandez whiptail Southeast Pacific 1887
Coryphaenoides ferrieri Southern Ocean 60 TL 1913
Coryphaenoides filamentosus Northwest Pacific 43 TL 1970
Coryphaenoides filicauda Grenadier Southern Ocean 40 TL 1878
Coryphaenoides filifer Filamented rattail North Pacific 55 TL 1896
Coryphaenoides grahami Graham's whiptail Southeast Atlantic 40 TL 1991
Coryphaenoides guentheri Günther's grenadier Atlantic Ocean 50 TL 1888
Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Southeast Pacific 43.7 TL 2001
Coryphaenoides hextii Western Indian Ocean 58.4 TL 1890
Coryphaenoides hoskynii Indian Ocean 41 TL 1890
Coryphaenoides lecointei Southern Ocean 60 TL 1900
Coryphaenoides leptolepis Ghostly grenadier Atlantic Ocean 62 TL 1877
Coryphaenoides liocephalus Bearded rattail North Pacific 43 TL 1887
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus Eastern Central Pacific 96.5 TL 1905
Coryphaenoides longifilis Longfin grenadier North Pacific 110 TL 1877
Coryphaenoides macrolophus Indian Ocean. 11 TL 1889
Coryphaenoides marginatus Amami grenadier Northwest Pacific 62 TL 1887
Coryphaenoides marshalli Eastern Central Atlantic 50 TL 1970
Coryphaenoides mcmillani McMillan's whiptail Southeast Atlantic 34 TL 1991
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Mediterranean grenadier Northeast Atlantic 73 TL 1893
Coryphaenoides mexicanus Mexican grenadier Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1946
Coryphaenoides microps Western Pacific 41.3 TL 1912
Coryphaenoides microstomus Southwest Pacific 22 TL 1999
Coryphaenoides murrayi Abyssal rattail Indo-Pacific 37 TL 1878
Coryphaenoides myersi Myers' grenadier Southeast Pacific 30 TL 1988
Coryphaenoides nasutus Largenose grenadier Northwest Pacific 47 TL 1877
Coryphaenoides oreinos Eastern Central Pacific 65 TL 1988
Coryphaenoides orthogrammus Western Central Pacific. 18 TL 1912
Coryphaenoides paramarshalli Northeast Atlantic. 46 TL 1983
Coryphaenoides profundicolus Deepwater grenadier Eastern Atlantic 1957
Coryphaenoides rudis Rudis rattail Pacific Ocean 111 TL 1878
Coryphaenoides rupestris Roundnose grenadier North Atlantic 110 TL 1765
Coryphaenoides semiscaber Western Central Pacific 25.1 TL 1920
Coryphaenoides serrulatus Serrulate whiptail Southwest Pacific 48.2 TL 1878
Coryphaenoides sibogae Western Central Pacific 1929
Coryphaenoides soyoae Black grenadier Northwest Pacific 57.8 TL 2016
Coryphaenoides spinulosus North Pacific 1912
Coryphaenoides striaturus Striate whiptail Southeast Atlantic and In 54 TL 1925
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus Longrayed whiptail Indo-Pacific 37 TL 1976
Coryphaenoides thelestomus Roughlip grenadier Eastern Central Atlantic 65 TL 1951
Coryphaenoides tydemani Western Pacific 27 TL 1913
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni Indian Ocean 53 TL 1890
Coryphaenoides yaquinae Pacific Ocean. 63 TL 1974
Coryphaenoides zaniophorus Thickbeard grenadier Central Atlantic 40 TL 1888
Cynomacrurus piriei Dogtooth grenadier Southern Ocean 50 TL 1909
Echinomacrurus mollis North Atlantic 46.5 TL 1916
Echinomacrurus occidentalis Eastern Pacific 37 TL 1979
Haplomacrourus nudirostris Naked snout rattail Southern Atlantic, Indian 57.5 TL 1980
Hymenocephalus aeger Plaintail whiptail Western Pacific 12.7 TL 1920
Hymenocephalus antraeus Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Hymenocephalus aterrimus Blackest whiptail Widespread but patchy and 20 TL 1905
Hymenocephalus barbatulus Western Central Pacific 1920
Hymenocephalus billsam Western Central Atlantic 39.5 TL 1973
Hymenocephalus fuscus Black membranehead Southwest Pacific 14.8 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus grimaldii Western Central Pacific. 1913
Hymenocephalus hachijoensis Northwest Pacific 20 TL 1970
Hymenocephalus heterolepis Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Hymenocephalus italicus Glasshead grenadier Widespread 25 TL 1884
Hymenocephalus iwamotoi Eastern Indian Ocean 10.3 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus lethonemus Western Pacific 14 TL 1904
Hymenocephalus longibarbis Longbarb whiptail Indo-West Pacific 25.5 TL 1887
Hymenocephalus longiceps Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Hymenocephalus longipes Western Central Pacific 15.5 TL 1912
Hymenocephalus maculicaudus Spottytail membranehead Southwest Pacific 16.3 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus megalops Bigeye whiptail Western Central Pacific 17 TL 1997
Hymenocephalus nascens Nascent membranehead Western Central Pacific 18.2 TL 1920
Hymenocephalus neglectissimus Southeast Pacific 13 TL 1992
Hymenocephalus nesaeae Western Central Pacific 14.3 TL 2000
Hymenocephalus papyraceus Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1904
Hymenocephalus punt Western Indian Ocean 16.8 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus sazonovi Eastern Pacific 13.1 TL 2014
Hymenocephalus semipellucidus Southeast Pacific 16.5 TL 1992
Hymenocephalus striatissimus Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1904
Hymenocephalus striatulus Eastern Central Pacific 18 TL 1905
Hymenocephalus torvus Western Pacific 37 TL 1912
Hymenocephalus yamasakiorum Black-tailed membranehead Northwest Pacific 15.1 TL 2015
Hymenogadus gracilis Slender membranehead Circumglobal, widespread. 39.6 TL 1920
Hymenogadus tenuis Slender grenadier fish Eastern Central Pacific 7.5 TL 1917
Kumba calvifrons Atlantic Ocean 37 TL 1994
Kumba dentoni Northeast Atlantic 22 TL 1973
Kumba gymnorhynchus Eastern Indian Ocean 49.6 TL 1994
Kumba hebetata Eastern Central Pacific 12.3 TL 1905
Kumba japonica Northwest Pacific 17.6 TL 1943
Kumba maculisquama Southeast Atlantic 26.7 TL 1981
Kumba musorstom Southwest Pacific 2000
Kumba punctulata Western Pacific 15 TL 1994
Kuronezumia bubonis Bulbous rattail Western Atlantic, Western 60 TL 1974
Kuronezumia dara Northwest Pacific 42 TL 1916
Kuronezumia endoi Northwest Pacific 22 TL 2020
Kuronezumia leonis Snubnose whiptail Southeast Atlantic 50 TL 1925
Kuronezumia macronema Western Central Pacific 1912
Kuronezumia paepkei Western Indian Ocean 1992
Kuronezumia pallida Pallid whiptail Southeast Pacific 55 TL 1992
Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Thorntooth grenadier Eastern Indian Ocean and 60.7 TL 1846
Lucigadus acrolophus Western Central Pacific 18 TL 1997
Lucigadus borealis Northwest Pacific 19.8 TL 2015



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013