Carapine grenadier

The carapine grenadier (Coryphaenoides carapinus) is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.

Its name (pronounced ) refers to its resemblance to the Carapus pearlfishes.

Description
The carapine grenadier is pale grey with a peppering of melanophores. It is up to 45 cm in length. It has a narrow band of pointed teeth in the premaxillae.

Habitat
The carapine grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 384 - 5610 m.

Behaviour
The carapine grenadier feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids.