Coryphaenoides semiscaber Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
photo by MNHN

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  25.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 399 - 1105 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: apparently confined to the Philippines but more thorough sampling in the seas off Malayan Archipelago may reveal its presence over a wider area.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: E of Masbate, USNM 83625 (holotype of C. semiscaber); USNM 148882 (paratype). Off E coast of Mindoro, USNM 148883 (Ref. 10437).


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