abyssal grenadier
Coryphaenoides armatus (Hector, 1875)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus, is an abyssal fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found in all the world's oceans, at depths between 800 and 5,493 metres (2,625 and 18,022 ft). Its adult length is 20 to 40 centimetres (8 to 16 in), although Fishbase gives lengths up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The abyssal grenadier's body is unique in that it contains two dorsal spines and about 124 dorsal soft rays, which are the flexible jointed rays supporting a fin nearest to the back in the spinal column. It has no anal spines, but has 115 anal soft rays along its body. The head and eyes of this fish are very large, while the mouth is very small. The color of the abyssal grenadier is brown apart from the abdomen, which is bluish.
Wikipedia contributors, Abyssal grenadier; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:17.844366+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coryphaenoides armatus (Hector, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Hector, 1875)
- Common name
- abyssal grenadier
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Coryphaenoides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyMacrouridae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacrourinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusCoryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
- speciesCoryphaenoides armatus (Hector, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coryphaenoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coryphaenoides altipinnis Günther, 1877 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rock grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides delsolari Chirichigno F. & Iwamoto, 1977 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides soyoae Nakayama & Endo, 2016 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific grenadierCoryphaenoides acrolepis (Bean, 1884) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides affinis Günther, 1878 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides alateralis Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides boops (Garman, 1899) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides bucephalus (Garman, 1899) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coryphaenoides camurus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| carapine grenadierCoryphaenoides carapinus Goode & Bean, 1883 | MacrouridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158952 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:YS2J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.