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Coelorinchus karrerae Trunov, 1984 Karrer's whiptail |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 263 - 1150 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to off Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; Discovery Tablemount; Valdivia Bank. Indian Ocean: Madagascar Plateau; Saya de Malha Bank and Broken (West Australian) Ridge. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout long and pointed, its anterolateral margin completely supported by bone. Head ridges narrow, sharply spined; the underside of the head mostly naked except for patches of thin, deciduous scales posteriorly behind level of mouth angle. Light organ small and externally apparent as a blackish streak extending forward of the anus to between the pelvic fins. Overall color is light brown to swarthy; the abdominal region bluish; the fins dusky to blackish; the mouth and gill cavities blackish. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||