Gunther's grenadier

Coryphaenoides guentheri

Macrourid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Elongated
Medium

Günther's grenadier (Coryphaenoides guentheri) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae. The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914) of the British Museum (Natural History).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: Faroe-Shetland Channel to the Canary Islands, Iceland, Denmark Strait, Nunavut (Ref. 58426 ) and the western Mediterranean (Ref. 3587 , 6187 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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