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The grenadier cod or chiseltooth grenadier cod, ''Tripterophycis gilchristi'', is a
morid cod The Moridae are a family of cod-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras. Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths to , although most prefer shallower waters. In appearance, they greatly resembl ...
of the genus ''
Tripterophycis ''Tripterophycis'' is a genus of morid cod The Moridae are a family of cod-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras. Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths to , although most prefer shallo ...
'', found in the mid-south
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, and around southern
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,
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,
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, and
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. This species is found in marine environments on the continental slope. The average length of an unsexed male is about 33 cm.


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* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Moridae Fish described in 1902 {{Gadiformes-stub