hollowsnout rat-tail

Coelorinchus caelorhincus

Forty Eight Centimeters Macrourid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
North America
Elongated
Medium

The hollowsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus caelorhincus), also called the blackspot grenadier, is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae. The specific name derives from Greek κοῖλος (koilos, "hollow") and ῥύγχος (rhynchos, "snout").

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 48 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. A loose sort of southern limit for Caelorinchus caelorhincus caelorhincus is probably around Cape Verde; most specimens south and to the east into the Gulf of Guinea are likely to be Caelorinchus caelorhincus geronimoi (Iwamoto 1997, pers. Comm.). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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