Spiny Grenadier

Snout long and pointed, its anterolateral margin completely supported by bone; the dorsal surface of the snout completely scaled. Head ridges strong, spiny, supraoccipital and post-temporal ridges developed; the underside of the head, including the mandibular rami, covered with scales having a single spinous ridge. Light organ barely visible externally as a black crescent before the anus. Overall color is brownish to grayish; the fins are dusky to black; the mouth bluish-gray; the gill cavity blackish.

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Analspines: 0

A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).

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