Graceful grenadier

Short description: Species of fish

Graceful grenadier

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Gadiformes
Family:  | Macrouridae
Subfamily:  | Macrourinae
Genus:  | Hymenogadus
Species:  |

H. gracilis

Binomial name
Hymenogadus gracilis

Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Synonyms

Hymenocephalus gracilis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920

Hymenogadus gracilis, also known as the Graceful grenadier is a species of rattail fish. It is found at depths of 160–345 m (525–1,132 ft) in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.[1] This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm (5.1 in) in length. It is a slender fish with a large mouth, with rows of very small teeth, positioned in the underside of the skull. There is a short, thin chin barbel. It is more strikingly marked than most rattails, with bold black streaks on the head and black and silver barring over most of the body. There is a long bioluminescent organ with two lenses underneath the rear end of the body.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Schwarzhans W (2014). "Head and otolith morphology of the genera Hymenocephalus, Hymenogadus and Spicomacrurus (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species". Zootaxa 3888 (1): 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3888.1.1. PMID 25544034.
2. ↑ Chiou, M.L.; Shao, K.T.; Iwamoto, T. (2004). "A new species, Caelorinchus sheni, and 19 new records of grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan". Zoological Studies 43 (1): 35–50. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/43.1/35.pdf.

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