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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Coelorinchus: Greek, koilos = a hollow + Greek, rhyngchos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Iwamoto & Williams.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 179 - 320 m (Ref. 35909). Deep-water; 9°S - 16°S
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: North West Australia to Arafura Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35909)
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
A benthic species found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams, 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(3):105-243. (Ref. 35909)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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