Coryphaenoides leptolepis
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Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877
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Coryphaenoides leptolepis, the Ghostly grenadier, is a species of rattail found in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at depths of 610 to 4,000 metres (2,000 to 13,120 ft). This species grows to a length of 62 centimetres (24 in) TL.
References
- R. A. Campbell, R. L. Haedrich, and T. A. Munroe1, Parasitism and ecological relationships among deep-sea benthic fishes, Marine Biology, Volume 57, Number 4 (1980).
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphaenoides leptolepis". FishBase. June 2012 version.