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Coelorinchus oliverianus Phillipps, 1927 Hawknose grenadier |
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photo by
Jones, M. |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 85 - 1245 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; the eyes very large; the snout bluntly pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges narrow, conspicuous but not especially spiny except over parietal and postorbital ridges; the underside of the head completely naked. Overall color is gray to gray-brown; the head covering translucent, the undersurface blackish and heavily punctate, especially around the mouth and gill cover; the fins dusky to blackish. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||