Family : Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) , subfamily: Macrourinae
Order : Gadiformes  (cods)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Coelorinchus flabellispinnis
Max size : 47.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2800)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indian Ocean: Specimens from South Africa differ somewhat from those off India; they may represent a different species. No comparative material from Indian waters was examined.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 123-124; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 115. Uniformly brown but bluish over abdomen (Ref. 2800).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio
Main Ref : Iwamoto, T.. 1986. (Ref. 2800)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses