Fish of the Coelorhynchus genus of the Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Hollowsnout grenadier. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org)
Hollowsnout grenadier (Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It inhabits the depths of 90-1,250 meters, usually 200-500 meters. The maximum recorded length is 48 cm; specimens up to 30 cm long are more common. It feeds on gastropods and cephalopods, crustaceans and fish.
(Hollowsnout grenadier. Photo by © OCEANA. flickr.com/photos/oceanaeurope)
It is a permanent rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, more often found in its southern part.
Names of hollowsnout grenadier (Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus) in other languages are as follows:
Granadieri njollazi (Albanian), Ανοιχτόρυγχος γρεναδιέρος (Anihtόrynhos grenadieros) (Greek), Granadero tristón (Spanish), Pesce sorcio (Italian), Hohlschnauzen-Seeratte (German), Buławik ostronosy (Polish), Lagartixa-do-mar (Portuguese), Grenadier (Romanian), Обыкновенный полорыл (Obyknovenniy poloryl) (Russian), Morski miš, rilaš (Serbian, Croatian), Grenadier raton (French).