Caelorinchus asteroides

Taxobox
name = "Caelorinchus asteroides"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Gadiformes
familia = Macrouridae
subfamia = Macrourinae
genus = "Caelorinchus"
species = "C. asteroides"
binomial = "Caelorinchus asteroides"
binomial_authority = Okamura, 1963

"Caelorinchus asteroides" is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.

This species grows to a length of about 40 cm. It can be distinguished by its short, broad snout with a sharp rostral spine, conical premaxillary teeth, large, hexagonal, deciduous body scales and short bioluminescent organ in front of the anal fin.

References

* [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/43.1/35.pdf A new species, "Caelorinchus sheni", and 19 new records of grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan - CHIOU Mei-Luen ; SHAO Kwang-Tsao ; IWAMOTO Tomio]