Coryphaenoides leptolepis

Coryphaenoides leptolepis, the ghostly grenadier, is a species of rattail found in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at depths of 610 to 4,000 metres (2,000 to 13,120 ft). This species grows to a length of 62 centimetres (24 in) TL.

Coryphaenoides leptolepis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Suborder:	Macrouroidei
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Coryphaenoides
Species:	C. leptolepis
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877
Synonyms[2]
Chalinura leptolepis (Günther, 1877) Chalinura simula Goode & Bean, 1883 Coryphaenoides simulus (Goode & Bean, 1883) Macrurus simulus (Goode & Bean, 1883) Chalinura serrula Bean, 1890 Coryphaenoides serrula (Bean, 1890)