| Grenadier cod | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Tripterophycis |
| Species: | T. gilchristi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tripterophycis gilchristi Boulenger, 1902 | |
The grenadier cod or chiseltooth grenadier cod, [1] Tripterophycis gilchristi, is a morid cod of the genus Tripterophycis , found in the mid-south Atlantic Ocean, and around southern Australia, South Africa, Sumatra, and New Zealand. This species is found in marine environments on the continental slope. [2] [3]
The average length of an unsexed male is about 33 cm. [2]
