filesnout grenadier
Coelorinchus denticulatus
- Usual depth250–540 m
- Water temperature8–28 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Coelorinchus is a genus of rattail fish.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Coelorinchus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 250–540 m · Deepest record: 1,000 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- filesnout grenadier
Other scientific names: Caelorinchus denticulatus, Coelorhynchus denticulatus, Coelorhynchus natalensis
Similar species
- Bollons' rattail
Coelorinchus bollonsi
- Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
- Innotable Whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
Gargoyle FishCoelorinchus mirus
Hawknose grenadierCoelorinchus oliverianus
- Spottyface Whiptail
Coelorinchus acanthiger
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 67 open-data records from 1964 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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