The grenadier cod or chiseltooth grenadier cod,[1] Tripterophycis gilchristi, is a morid cod of the genus Tripterophycis, found in the mid-south Atlantic Ocean, and around southern Australia, South Africa, Sumatra, and New Zealand. This species is found in marine environments on the continental slope.[2][3]

Grenadier cod
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Tripterophycis
Species:
T. gilchristi
Binomial name
Tripterophycis gilchristi
Boulenger, 1902

The average length of an unsexed male is about 33 cm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Common names". Website of Everything. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Tripterophycis gilchristi". FishBase. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Tripterophycis gilchristi Chiseltooth grenadier cod". Animal Diversity. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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