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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coryphaenoides: Greek, koryphaina = dolphin fish + Suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rear-Admiral John Hext (1842–1924) was a British naval officer who served (1857–1889). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 865 - 2300 m (Ref. 10437). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Laccadive Sea and off Somalia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41039)
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shcherbachev, Y.N. and T. Iwamoto, 1995. Indian Ocean grenadiers of the subgenus Coryphaenoides, genus Coryphaenoides (Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(14):285-314. (Ref. 10437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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