''Coryphaenoides'' is a

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of rattails which is found in all

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s of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the

hadal zone The hadal zone, also known as the hadopelagic zone, is the deep sea, deepest region of the ocean, lying within oceanic trenches. The hadal zone ranges from around below sea level, and exists in long, narrow, topographic V-shaped depressions. T ...

. The generic name means "similar to ''

Coryphaena ''Coryphaena'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, ray-finned fishes known as the dolphinfishes, and is currently the only known genus in the family (biology), family Coryphaenidae. The generic name is from Greek language, Greek κορυφή (' ...

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Species

There are currently 66 recognized species in this genus: * '' Coryphaenoides acrolepis'' ( T. H. Bean, 1884) (Pacific grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides affinis'' Günther, 1878 * ''

Coryphaenoides alateralis ''Coryphaenoides'' is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone. The generic name means "similar to ...

'' N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973 * '' Coryphaenoides altipennis '' Günther, 1877 * ''

Coryphaenoides anguliceps ''Coryphaenoides'' is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone. The generic name means "similar to ...

'' ( Garman, 1899) (Loose-scale grenadier) * ''

Coryphaenoides ariommus ''Coryphaenoides'' is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone. The generic name means "similar to ...

'' C. H. Gilbert & W. F. Thompson, 1916 (Humboldt grenadier) * ''

Coryphaenoides armatus The abyssal grenadier, ''Coryphaenoides armatus'', is an abyssal fish of the genus '' Coryphaenoides'', found in all the world's oceans, at depths between . Its adult length is , although Fishbase gives lengths up to . The abyssal grenadier's bod ...

'' ( J. Hector, 1875) (Abyssal grenadier) * ''

Coryphaenoides asper ''Coryphaenoides'' is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone. The generic name means "similar to ...

'' Günther, 1877 * ''

Coryphaenoides asprellus ''Coryphaenoides'' is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone. The generic name means "similar to ...

'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) * '' Coryphaenoides boops'' ( Garman, 1899) (Short-snout grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides brevibarbis'' ( Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Short-beard grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides bucephalus'' ( Garman, 1899) (Narrow-snout grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides bulbiceps'' ( Garman, 1899) (Large-eye grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides camurus'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) * '' Coryphaenoides capito'' ( Garman, 1899) (Big-head grenadier) * ''

Coryphaenoides carapinus The carapine grenadier (''Coryphaenoides carapinus'') is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae. Its name (pronounced ) refers to its resemblance to the '' Carapus'' pearlfishes. Description The carapine grenadier is pale grey wit ...

Coryphaenoides guentheri ''Coryphaenoides'' is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and ''C. yaquinae'', recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone. The generic name means "similar to ...

Coryphaenoides mediterraneus The Mediterranean grenadier (''Coryphaenoides mediterraneus'') is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae. Description The Mediterranean grenadier has a measurement of up to . The head is fish scale, scaled except for its Glossary_of ...

'' ( Giglioli, 1893) (Mediterranean grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides mexicanus'' ( A. E. Parr, 1946) (Mexican grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides microps'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) * '' Coryphaenoides microstomus'' P. J. McMillan, 1999 * '' Coryphaenoides murrayi'' Günther, 1878 (Abyssal rattail) * '' Coryphaenoides myersi'' Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1988 (Myers' grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides nasutus'' Günther, 1877 (Large-nose grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides oreinos'' Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1988 * '' Coryphaenoides orthogrammus'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) * '' Coryphaenoides paramarshalli'' Merrett, 1983 * '' Coryphaenoides profundicolus'' ( Nybelin, 1957) (Deep-water grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides rudis'' Günther, 1878 (Rudis rattail) * '' Coryphaenoides rupestris'' Gunnerus, 1765 (Round-nose grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides semiscaber'' C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 * '' Coryphaenoides serrulatus'' Günther, 1878 (Serrulate whiptail) * '' Coryphaenoides sibogae'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 * '' Coryphaenoides soyoae'' Nakayama & Endo, 2016 (Black grenadier) Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. (2016): A new species of the grenadier genus ''Coryphaenoides'' (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Japan and a range extension of ''Coryphaenoides rudis'' Günther 1878 in the northwestern Pacific. ''Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 1–12.'' * '' Coryphaenoides spinulosus'' ( C. H. Gilbert &

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, 1912) * '' Coryphaenoides striaturus''

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, 1925 (Striate whiptail) * '' Coryphaenoides subserrulatus'' Makushok, 1976 (Long-rayed whiptail) * '' Coryphaenoides thelestomus''

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, 1951 (Rough-lip grenadier) * '' Coryphaenoides tydemani'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) * '' Coryphaenoides woodmasoni'' ( Alcock, 1890) * '' Coryphaenoides yaquinae'' Iwamoto &

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, 1974 * '' Coryphaenoides zaniophorus'' ( Vaillant, 1888) (Thick-beard grenadier)

References

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