Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Iwamoto & McCosker, 2001
Coryphaenoides gypsochilus
photo by Iwamoto & McCosker

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  43.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 630 - 900 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Branchiostegal rays 6; anus immediately before anal fin origin, small periproct lacking light organ; head laterally compressed; snout rounded, without prominent tubercular scale at tip or lateral angles, scarcely protruding beyond large mouth, naked over anterior end and ventrally through posterior nostril; opercular opening wide, extending ventrally forward to below angle of lower jaw; suborbital region almost vertical, lacking prominent angular ridge and coarsely modified scale rows; base of pectoral broad (Ref. 42942).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 September 2022 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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