'n: 1\IACROl !RII)AE (C;RENADIE'RS)
rOIl'S to somewhat quincunx pattern. Scales on anterolateral snout margin
overlap broadly onto ventral surface. Nasal fossa broadly naked. Teeth
uniformil' small. conical. in hands. the upper jaw hands broader. hoth
upper and lower bands extend to end of mouth opening.
Lining of mouth and gill cavities irregularly punctate.
punctations heaviest along outer gill cavity margin. Attains
27 em. Natal coast to Tanzania.
93.7 Coe/orinchus denticu/atus: 23 cm (off Mozambique).
93.8 Coelorinchus fasciatus
(Gunther, 1878)
Mllcrurus jilSCiatlis Gunther. IH7H: 2.+ (southern tip South America).
Co~/orhl'llclllls jilscilltllS: Smith. SFSA No. 236*; Poll. 1953: 22H*.
C()~/oriIlChll,\ jil.lcillllls: Iwamoto. 197H: 322*.
D ll-lJ-11 + ca. 110: A ca. 90: P IH- 19: V 7: G R (1-2)+(7- H): W~-.+ scale
rows below 2nd D: pyloric caeca ca. 20. Snout 3 . .+-.+. eye 2.3-2.5 in head.
Posteroventral angle of suboperculum acute but not prolonged into a !lap.
Scales large. adherent. covered with parallel ridge-like rows of small.
reclined. imbricate spinules that give appearance of horizontal striations
on exposed fields. As many as 15 rows of spinules on hody scales: number
increases with size. Teeth uniformly small. none enlarged. in hroad hands
in hoth jaws: upper jaw hand wider and notahly shorter than lower jaw
hand. Light organ not extending to V hases. covered with scales.
Vertical saddle-like bands on body (indistinct in most
preserved specimens). Mouth and gill cavities generally
blackish. Attains 50 cm. Abundant off south coast to 55{) m
(Smith, 1949). Specimens referred to this species from
southern Africa may be a different but closely related
species.
93.8 Coe/orinchus fasciatus: 43 cm (off Algoa Say).
334
93.9 Coelorinchus f/abellispinis
(Alcock, 1894)
Mllcrurus (C()~/orhYllchll.l) jlllhelli.lpillis Alcock. IH9.+: 123 (Laccadive
Sea): Alcock & McGilchrist. IHlJ7-1907: PI. 16. Figs. 2. 2a: Alcock. IHlJ9:
107. COl'/orhrllchll.l jillhellispillis: Fowler. 193.+: .+3.+: Smith. SFSA No.
231. Co~/(}rhl'llchllsjllpolliC/l.l: Smith. 19M: 292 *: 196H: 7.
D 1l.H-9 + ca. 115: A ca. 115: P 17-19: V 7: GR 2+6: W~ scales helow
2nd D. Snout 2.'+-2 .6 in head. Spinules on hody scales sharp and keel-like.
usually in 3-6 radiating rows. median row enlarged. Posteroventral angle
of suhoperculum produced into a short. narrow !lap. Light organ extends
past midway between A origin and V insertion. Interspace hetween dorsal
fins suhequal to or shorter than 1st D base: anterior rays of 2nd D low. not
as well developed as those of A rays. Outer series of upper jaw teeth
enlarged .
Body uniformly brownish except bluish over abdomen;
no bold markings on body or fins. Mouth and gill cavities
mostly dusky. but with extensive pale areas. Attains 47.5
cm (Alcock). Indian Ocean . Specimens from southern
Africa differ somewhat from those off India; they may
represent a different species. No comparative material from
Indian waters was examined.
93.9 Coe/orinchus flabellispinis: 48 cm (after Alcock. 1895).
Genus Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
More than 5{) species. at least 4 in our area. but more can
be expected.
KEY TO SPECIES
I a Outer V ray and uppermost P ray greatly
elongated. each much longer than predorsal
length: V 7 ..
...............
.. ............ C. slIh.lerru/llll1s
Ih Outer V ray shorter than head: no prolonged P rays: V R-12
2
2a V H: lower jaw teeth in a narrow hand tapering to I
row posteriorly
........ , ................................. .... .
2h V 10-12: lower jaw teeth in a single series throughout
3a Lower surface of snout mostly scaled: upper jaw
teeth in a hroad band
3h Lower surface of snout naked: upper jaw teeth in
2 rows ............. .. ................
.. ................... ..
c. sp. indet.
3
C. striatllrtl
C. IIrmlllll.l
93.10 Coryphaenoides (Nematonurus) armatus
(Hector, 1875)
Macrllrus lIrmalllS Hector. 1875: 81 (New Zealand). Coryphaelloides
carilllllllS (11011 Gunther) : Barnard . 1925: 336.
rOIl'S to somewhat quincunx pattern. Scales on anterolateral snout margin
overlap broadly onto ventral surface. Nasal fossa broadly naked. Teeth
uniformil' small. conical. in hands. the upper jaw hands broader. hoth
upper and lower bands extend to end of mouth opening.
Lining of mouth and gill cavities irregularly punctate.
punctations heaviest along outer gill cavity margin. Attains
27 em. Natal coast to Tanzania.
93.7 Coe/orinchus denticu/atus: 23 cm (off Mozambique).
93.8 Coelorinchus fasciatus
(Gunther, 1878)
Mllcrurus jilSCiatlis Gunther. IH7H: 2.+ (southern tip South America).
Co~/orhl'llclllls jilscilltllS: Smith. SFSA No. 236*; Poll. 1953: 22H*.
C()~/oriIlChll,\ jil.lcillllls: Iwamoto. 197H: 322*.
D ll-lJ-11 + ca. 110: A ca. 90: P IH- 19: V 7: G R (1-2)+(7- H): W~-.+ scale
rows below 2nd D: pyloric caeca ca. 20. Snout 3 . .+-.+. eye 2.3-2.5 in head.
Posteroventral angle of suboperculum acute but not prolonged into a !lap.
Scales large. adherent. covered with parallel ridge-like rows of small.
reclined. imbricate spinules that give appearance of horizontal striations
on exposed fields. As many as 15 rows of spinules on hody scales: number
increases with size. Teeth uniformly small. none enlarged. in hroad hands
in hoth jaws: upper jaw hand wider and notahly shorter than lower jaw
hand. Light organ not extending to V hases. covered with scales.
Vertical saddle-like bands on body (indistinct in most
preserved specimens). Mouth and gill cavities generally
blackish. Attains 50 cm. Abundant off south coast to 55{) m
(Smith, 1949). Specimens referred to this species from
southern Africa may be a different but closely related
species.
93.8 Coe/orinchus fasciatus: 43 cm (off Algoa Say).
334
93.9 Coelorinchus f/abellispinis
(Alcock, 1894)
Mllcrurus (C()~/orhYllchll.l) jlllhelli.lpillis Alcock. IH9.+: 123 (Laccadive
Sea): Alcock & McGilchrist. IHlJ7-1907: PI. 16. Figs. 2. 2a: Alcock. IHlJ9:
107. COl'/orhrllchll.l jillhellispillis: Fowler. 193.+: .+3.+: Smith. SFSA No.
231. Co~/(}rhl'llchllsjllpolliC/l.l: Smith. 19M: 292 *: 196H: 7.
D 1l.H-9 + ca. 115: A ca. 115: P 17-19: V 7: GR 2+6: W~ scales helow
2nd D. Snout 2.'+-2 .6 in head. Spinules on hody scales sharp and keel-like.
usually in 3-6 radiating rows. median row enlarged. Posteroventral angle
of suhoperculum produced into a short. narrow !lap. Light organ extends
past midway between A origin and V insertion. Interspace hetween dorsal
fins suhequal to or shorter than 1st D base: anterior rays of 2nd D low. not
as well developed as those of A rays. Outer series of upper jaw teeth
enlarged .
Body uniformly brownish except bluish over abdomen;
no bold markings on body or fins. Mouth and gill cavities
mostly dusky. but with extensive pale areas. Attains 47.5
cm (Alcock). Indian Ocean . Specimens from southern
Africa differ somewhat from those off India; they may
represent a different species. No comparative material from
Indian waters was examined.
93.9 Coe/orinchus flabellispinis: 48 cm (after Alcock. 1895).
Genus Coryphaenoides Gunnerus, 1765
More than 5{) species. at least 4 in our area. but more can
be expected.
KEY TO SPECIES
I a Outer V ray and uppermost P ray greatly
elongated. each much longer than predorsal
length: V 7 ..
...............
.. ............ C. slIh.lerru/llll1s
Ih Outer V ray shorter than head: no prolonged P rays: V R-12
2
2a V H: lower jaw teeth in a narrow hand tapering to I
row posteriorly
........ , ................................. .... .
2h V 10-12: lower jaw teeth in a single series throughout
3a Lower surface of snout mostly scaled: upper jaw
teeth in a hroad band
3h Lower surface of snout naked: upper jaw teeth in
2 rows ............. .. ................
.. ................... ..
c. sp. indet.
3
C. striatllrtl
C. IIrmlllll.l
93.10 Coryphaenoides (Nematonurus) armatus
(Hector, 1875)
Macrllrus lIrmalllS Hector. 1875: 81 (New Zealand). Coryphaelloides
carilllllllS (11011 Gunther) : Barnard . 1925: 336.