Coelorinchus oliverianus Phillipps, 1927
Hawknose grenadier
photo by Jones, M.

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  35 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 85 - 1245 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; the eyes very large; the snout bluntly pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges narrow, conspicuous but not especially spiny except over parietal and postorbital ridges; the underside of the head completely naked. Overall color is gray to gray-brown; the head covering translucent, the undersurface blackish and heavily punctate, especially around the mouth and gill cover; the fins dusky to blackish.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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