Coelorinchus flabellispinnis (Alcock, 1894)
Coelorinchus flabellispinnis
photo by SFSA

 Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
 Max. size:  47.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 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: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 19.05.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.04.09

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