Hawknose grenadier

Hawknose grenadier
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species: C. oliverianus
Binomial name
Coelorinchus oliverianus
Phillipps, 1927

The hawknose grenadier, Coelorinchus oliverianus, is a species of rattail found around New Zealand, at depths of between 80 and 1300 m. Its length is between 20 and 35 cm.

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