Carapine grenadier

Coryphaenoides carapinus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1,628–3,670 m
Water temperature3–26 °C
Best monthsJuly and August
How commonRare

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About this species

The carapine grenadier is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Carapine grenadier”, 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: 3 records
March: 11 records
April: 5 records
May: 5 records
June: 2 records
July: 28 records
August: 39 records
September: 9 records
October: 2 records
November: 23 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1,628–3,670 m · Deepest record: 4,004.5 m

590–600 m: 106 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 3–26 °C

2–4 °C: 2 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 5 records
10–12 °C: 42 records
12–14 °C: 31 records
14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 22 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: Carapine grenadier, Carapine grenedier, carapine grenadier, carapine grenedier

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: granadero
French: Grenadier à barbillon court

Other scientific names: Chalinura carapina, Chaulinura carapina, Coryphaenoides (Lionurus) carapinus, Lionurus carapinus, Macrurus carapinus, Nematonurus farrani, Nematonurus ferrani

Similar species

Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
Four-rayed Rattail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
Pacific grenadier
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
Abyssal grenadier
Coryphaenoides armatus
Popeye
Coryphaenoides cinereus
Humpback Whiptail
Coryphaenoides dossenus

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).
210 open-data records from 1883 to 2010.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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