Surgeon grenadier

Coelorinchus acanthiger

Macrourid Fish in the Mozambique Coast

Coelorinchus is a genus of rattail fish. The name derives from Greek κοῖλος (koilos, "hollow") and ῥύγχος (rhynchos, "snout").

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge, Discovery Seamount, off Namibia and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Plateau and Mascarene Ridge. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 26363 ). Also from Australia (Ref. 26363 ).

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