Coryphaenoides leptolepis

Coryphaenoides leptolepis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Subfamily:	Macrourinae
Genus:	Coryphaenoides
Species:	C. leptolepis
Binomial name
	Coryphaenoides leptolepis; Günther, 1877
Synonyms
	Chalinura leptolepis (Günther, 1877); Chalinura simula Goode & Bean, 1883; Coryphaenoides simulus (Goode & Bean, 1883); Macrurus simulus (Goode & Bean, 1883); Chalinura serrula Bean, 1890; Coryphaenoides serrula (Bean, 1890);

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[edit]

^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Coryphaenoides leptolepis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15522140A15603525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15522140A15603525.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Coryphaenoides leptolepis" in FishBase. February 2006 version.

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).

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[IUCN-1] Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Coryphaenoides leptolepis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15522140A15603525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15522140A15603525.en.

[FB-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Coryphaenoides leptolepis" in FishBase. February 2006 version.

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