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Coelorinchus caribbaeus (Goode & Bean, 1885) Blackfin grenadier |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 45 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 700 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Cape Hatteras, USA to northern Brazil. Absent in Straits of Florida, uncommon to the north and along Antillean chain. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-39. Head large; eyes large; snout pointed; body tapering to a point posteriorly from behind the first dorsal-fin base; light organ large, a broadly lenticular to oval black naked fossa between and somewhat anterior to the pelvic fin bases; scales covered with fine conical spinules except posteriorly and ventrally on trunk and tail where the spinules are broader; color is swarthy overall with a silvery tinge over the abdomen and gill covers in fresh specimens (Ref. 1371). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||