Hawknose grenadier

Coelorinchus oliverianus

Macrourid Fish beneath Southwest Pacific

Island endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Medium

The hawknose grenadier (Coelorinchus oliverianus) is a species of rattail found around New Zealand, at depths of between 80 and 1300 m. Its length is between 20 and 35 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

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