Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899)
Loosescale grenadier
Coryphaenoides anguliceps
photo by FAO

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 720 - 2400 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout prominent, pointed; chin with very short barbel. Scales highly deciduous; ventral and leading surfaces of the snout naked; suborbital region dorsally mostly naked; suborbital ridge scales small if present; head ridges without enlarged scute-like scales. Overall color is gray brown to dark brown; oral cavity pale to grayish.
Biology:  A deep-slope species of the tropical eastern Pacific (Ref. 9315). Polychaetes and benthic crustaceans are encountered in its stomach contents (Ref. 9315). Fairly common but of no commercial value (Ref. 9315).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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