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Coelorinchus ventrilux Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973 Firebelly grenadier |
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FAO |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 500 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: West Indies. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Eyes large; snout long and sharply pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges strong but with short, generally conical spinules; the terminal snout scute longer than wide and with blunt lateral arms; the underside of the snout naked medially. Light organ large, visible externally as a large blackish streak extending from the anus to a long black fossa on the rear half of the chest. Scales covered with fine spinules in parallel to slightly divergent rows. Color is pale light grayish-brown to tawny, blackish or densely punctate on belly and chest; the mouth cavity blackish (Ref. 1371). | |||
| Biology: | Found over steep slopes of islands. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||