The hawknose grenadier (Coelorinchus oliverianus) is a species of rattail found around New Zealand, at depths of between 80 and 1300 m. Its length is between 20 and 35 cm.

Hawknose grenadier
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Coelorinchus
Species:
C. oliverianus
Binomial name
Coelorinchus oliverianus
Phillipps, 1927

References

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  • "Caelorinchus oliverianus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coelorinchus oliverianus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8