Coelorinchus canus (Garman, 1899)
Clearsnout grenadier
photo by Robertson, R.

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  27.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 120 - 460 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to northern Peru.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; eyes large; snout moderately pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges rather weakly scaled, other head scales mostly without spinules; the dorsal and ventral snout surfaces mostly naked. Spines on lower jaw and pectoral girdle without spinules. Light organ large, lens-shaped black fossa between the pelvic fin bases. Swim bladder oval, with 6 to 11 short retia mirabilia and gas glands. Pyloric caeca 10 to 14. Overall color is light brown to swarthy, somewhat silvery ventrally, with heavy punctuations; mouth pale, blackish along tongue base; gill cavity blackish, paler with punctuations toward inner surfaces.
Biology:  Juveniles are bathypelagic (Ref. 9315). Feeds mainly on copepods and other small crustaceans, but not exclusively bottom-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 9315).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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