Bighead grenadier

The rudis rattail, Coryphaenoides rudis, is a fish of the family Macrouridae, found around the world in tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths between 600 and 2,300 m.

The Bighead grenadier lives in the bathypelagic, non-migratory, marine, depth range 600 - 2380 m environment.

Bighead grenadier, Coryphaenoides rudis, cutthroat eel, Synaphobranchus oregoni, king crabs, Lithodes nintokuae, deep-sea shrimp, Aristeaopsis sp. Taken off Lisianski Island at 4,650 feet below the surface. Credit: Jeff Drazen 9. More

Bighead grenadier, Madeiran grenadier, Rudis rattail Eaux profondes bathypélagique Colone d'eau : entre -600 et -2380 mètres Eau douce Eau saumâtre Eau de mer Pêcherie (potentielle) More

Common names

Bighead grenadier in English
Bighead whiptail in English
Madeiran grenadier in English
Rudis rattail in English
副突吻鱈 in Mandarin Chinese
副突吻鳕 in Mandarin Chinese
大头突吻鳕 in Mandarin Chinese
大頭突吻鱈 in Mandarin Chinese
野突吻鱈 in Mandarin Chinese
野突吻鳕 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Gadiformes
Family : Macrouridae
Genus : Coryphaenoides
Species : Coryphaenoides rudis
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