The hollowsnout grenadier (''Coelorinchus caelorhincus''), also called the blackspot grenadier, is a species of fish in the family Macrouridae. The specific name derives from Greek κοῖλος (''koilos'', "hollow") and ῥύγχος (''rhynchos'', "snout").

Description

The hollowsnout grenadier is silvery in colour. It is up to in length.

Habitat

The hollowsnout grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; it is benthopelagic, living at depths of .

Behaviour

The hollowsnout grenadier feeds on polychaetes,

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cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head ...

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References

Macrouridae Fish described in 1810 Taxa named by Antoine Risso {{Rayfinned-fish-stub