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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335); immaculatus: Named in reference to the lack of distinctive color pattern.
More on authors: Sazonov & Iwamoto.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 340 - 780 m (Ref. 9949), usually 400 - 500 m (Ref. 9949). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala y Gomez ridges and off central Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9949)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sazonov, Y.I. and T. Iwamoto, 1992. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) of the Nazca and Sala y Gomez ridges, southeastern Pacific. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(2):27-95. (Ref. 9949)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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