carapine grenadier

Coryphaenoides carapinus

Fish Reaching Forty Five Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

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Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Elongated
Medium

The carapine grenadier (Coryphaenoides carapinus) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae. Its name (pronounced ) refers to its resemblance to the Carapus pearlfishes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Coryphaenoides
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: both sides of the North Atlantic and from the southeast Atlantic. Also known from the southern Indian Ocean.

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