| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 32.2 cm TL (female) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 600 m |
| Philippine Sea, China Sea. Appears to be confined to the northeastern coast of Taiwan and the East China Sea on the Diaoyutai Archipelago, due west of Okinawa (Ref. 83367). |
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A species of Coelorinchus with two dermal windows of light organ, one immediately before
anus, the other in a shallow fossa on chest just behind isthmus, the two windows not connected by an externally visible black mesial line; snout moderately elongated, 1.4–1.7 times orbit diameter, tipped with a sharp terminal scute, anterolateral margins incompletely supported by bone; underside of head fully naked except for scales along anterolateral snout margin and occasional isolated cluster below junction of preopercle and infraorbital ridges (above angle of lower jaw); rays of second dorsal fin high, about equal to opposite members of anal fin; spinules on body scales small, in 10–14 parallel rows; about 8–11 saddle bands on body; branchiostegal membranes prominently black or blackish, chest and abdomen blue; gums and upper oral valve dark (Ref. 83367). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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