Coelorinchus melanosagmatus
Coelorinchus melanosagmatus Iwamoto & Anderson, 1999
photo by Iwamoto & Anderson


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Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  23 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 293 - 400 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: off Tanzania, Kenya, and the Andaman Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9. Second dorsal fin high. Snout slender, terminal scute elongated and sharp (when complete). Underside of head naked. Nasal fossa naked dorsal to suborbital ridge. Horizontal diameter of orbit one-quarter or less of head length, about 1.6-2.2 into snout length. Anterolateral snout margin incompletely supported by bone. Body scales large, with 5-7 parallel to slightly divergent spinule rows. Light organ long, extending from just behind isthmus to before anus. Anus immediately anterior to anal fin. Body with prominent dark bands; first dorsal fin black tipped (Ref. 33374).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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