Family : Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) , subfamily: Macrourinae
Order : Gadiformes  (cods)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Spiny grenadier
Fish Name : Coelorinchus parallelus
Max size : 48.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371)
Environment : bathydemersal; non-migratory ; depth range 630 - 990 m
Climate : deep-water; 35°N - 10°N
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, East China Sea, and the Philippines, but may extend into Indian Ocean, Australia and New Zealand.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout long and pointed, its anterolateral margin completely supported by bone; the dorsal surface of the snout completely scaled. Head ridges strong, spiny, supraoccipital and post-temporal ridges developed; the underside of the head, including the mandibular rami, covered with scales having a single spinous ridge. Light organ barely visible externally as a black crescent before the anus. Overall color is brownish to grayish; the fins are dusky to black; the mouth bluish-gray; the gill cavity blackish.
Biology : A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio
Main Ref : Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)

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