BLACKFIN GRENADIER
Caelorinchus caribbaeus
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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 39. Head large; eyes large; snout pointed; body tapering to a point posteriorly from behind the first dorsal-fin base; light organ large, a broadly lenticular to oval black naked fossa between and somewhat anterior to the pelvic fin bases; scales covered with fine conical spinules except posteriorly and ventrally on trunk and tail where the spinules are broader; color is swarthy overall with a silvery tinge over the abdomen and gill covers in fresh specimens (Ref. 1371).
Max size: 45 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26340)
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