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Coelorinchus hexafasciatus Okamura, 1982 Six-band grenadier |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 62 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 336 - 910 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Philippine Sea). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; eyes also large; snout moderately pointed. Head ridges well developed; underside of head naked except for a small patch below the preopercular angle. Swim bladder large and strongly bilobed anteriorly, with 4 retia mirabilia. Grayish brown, with 6 or 7 broad saddle marks extending below the lateral line; the fins blackish except for the whitish base of the first dorsal and basally on anal in some individuals; the mouth and gill cavities black. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||