Scientific Name
Coryphaenoides armatus
Common Name
Abyssal grenadier
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 123-124;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 115. The head is large; the eyes also large. The snout is elongated, somewhat conical; the mouth is small and inferior. The body tapers from behind the first dorsal fin. The light organ extends past midway between the anal origin and the ventral insertion. Color is uniformly brownish, except for the abdomen which is bluish.