Coryphaenoides ariommus Gilbert & Thompson, 1916
Humboldt grenadier
Coryphaenoides ariommus
photo by FAO

 Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
 Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 768 - 1860 m, non-migratory
 Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: northern Peru to southern Chile. Also Eastern Central Pacific (Ref. 9315).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Eyes large, its diameter 25 to 36 percent of head length; snout short, moderately pointed, its underside and leading edge naked except for scutes at the tip and lateral angles; chin with very small barbel. Scales on body with spinules (conical in young, more triangular and flattened in adults) arranged in divergent longitudinal rows. Overall color is light to medium brown; lips and barbel dark brown; oral cavity blackish.
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 19.10.93
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 06.07.98

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