Popeye

Coryphaenoides cinereus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth637–1,281 m
Water temperature3–20 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 4 records
April: 80 records
May: 20 records
June: 42 records
July: 47 records
August: 527 records
September: 1,605 records
October: 117 records
November: 15 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 637–1,281 m · Deepest record: 2,739 m

0–10 m: 78 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1,517 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 3–20 °C

2–4 °C: 20 records
4–6 °C: 28 records
6–8 °C: 15 records
8–10 °C: 738 records
10–12 °C: 29 records
12–14 °C: 5 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Popeye, Popeye grenadier, popeye

Names in 2 more languages

French: grenadier cendré
Japanese: Karafutosokodara, カラフトソコダラ

Other scientific names: Macrourus cinereus, Macrurus cinereus

Similar species

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

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,701 open-data records from 1890 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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