Pacific Grenadier
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
A patient scavenger with a ribbon-like tail.
The Pacific grenadier patrols the seafloor like a deep-sea cleanup crew. Its big head narrows into a long tail instead of ending in a normal tail fin.
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Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- It lives along North Pacific continental slopes about 300 to 3,700 meters deep.
- Favorite foods
- It eats fishes, squid, crustaceans, worms, and carrion.
- Size check
- Usually 18–26 in (46–65 cm)—about baseball-bat length
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
Grenadiers are relatives of cod.
- 2
The skinny pointed tail earns them the nickname rattails.
- 3
Pacific grenadiers can live for more than 70 years.
- 4
They are among the most common large fishes on parts of the Pacific slope.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
A keen sense of smell helps it locate scattered meals in black water.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Spot the bulky head, large eyes, and tail that tapers to a thread.
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