Blackfin grenadier

Coelorinchus caribbaeus

Forty Five Centimeters Macrourid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium

Coelorinchus caribbaeus, the blackfin grenadier, is a member of the family Macrouridae. It is a marine benthopelagic rattail. It has a wide range in the western tropical Atlantic.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Cape Hatteras, USA to northern Brazil. Absent in Straits of Florida, uncommon to the north and along Antillean chain.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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