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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335); spilonotus: Named in reference to its peculiar coloration.
More on authors: Sazonov & Iwamoto.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 330 - 600 m (Ref. 9949). Deep-water
Eastern Pacific: known only from Sala y Gomez Ridge and the Hawaiian Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9949)
One specimen with a large squid beak in its stomach (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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