Coryphaenoides alateralis Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973
Coryphaenoides alateralis
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  26.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1035 - 1116 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: off the eastern coast of the USA, near Hudson Canyon, and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. First pelvic fin ray thickened and greatly elongated.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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