Scientific Name
Coelorinchus acanthiger
Common Name
Surgeon grenadier
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 92-93;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 90. The head is relatively large; the eyes also large. The snout is conical; the mouth is small and inferior. The body tapers from behind the head; caudal fin absent. Brownish overall, darker over gill covers, gill membranes and fins; mouth and gill cavities darker (Ref. 2800).