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Glasshead grenadier
Hymenocephalus italicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Glasshead grenadier
- Scientific
- Hymenocephalus italicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 100 to 1400 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2012
Description
A small grenadier with a large, partly transparent head and a body tapering to a fine tail, reaching about 25 cm. It lives near the bottom on slopes, mostly shallower than 500 m, feeding on small crustaceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hymenocephalus-italicus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Hymenocephalus_italicus_01.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.