Blackfin Grenadier

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).

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2539

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family