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THE CORAL TRIANGLE: HEARST BIODIVERSITY EXPEDITION 
Gadomus multifilis Gunther, 1887 (Fig. 51) 
Material.— CAS 235518 (2, 54.0-61.9 mm HE, 294+-357mm TL, DC-1351, -1379); HEPD-012, beam 
trawl in 721-761 m. CAS 235546 (20.0 mm HE, 90+ mm TL), CAS 235376 (1 spec.) and CAS 235799 
(35.3 mm HL, 170+ mm TL, DC-1414); HEPD-016, otter trawl in 892-966 m. 
Remarks. — The high gill-raker count (6-7+27-28) and pointed rakers, the elongated ray in the paired and 
dorsal fins, and the pyloric-caeca count (12-16) in combination distinguish this species from others of the 
genus (but see Sazonov and Iwamoto 1992:37-38). This species is widespread from Japan south to Indone¬ 
sia and possibly in the Indian Ocean. 
Macrouridae (Grenadiers, Macrourids, Rattails) 
Coelorinchus acantholepis Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920 (Fig. 52) 
Material.— CAS 233993 (2, 33.8-38.4 mm HL, 120+-160 mm TL, DC-1289 and DC-1290); HEPD-005, 
beam trawl in 459-496 m. 
Remarks. — These small specimens agree relatively well with the original description except for the presence 
of scales between die orbit and infi'aorbital ridge, which Gilbert and Hubbs (1920:490) say are absent in 
C acantholepis, and the count of scales below the origin of second dorsal fm (5 'A V5. 4 I/ 2 ). In these char¬ 
acters, the specimens agree with C. carinifer, but that species has a somewhat longer snout and otlier pro¬ 
portional differences. Body-scale features could not be compared because of the absence of scales on the 
body of the HEPD specimens. Coelorinchus acantholepis appeal's to be an East Indies species and the 
HEPD specimens may represent the first record from the Philippines. 
Coelorinchus carinifer Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920 (Fig. 53a-b) 
Material.— CAS 235516 (73.5 mm HL, 287+ mm TL, DC-1384); HEPD-012, beam trawl in 721-761 m. 
Remarks. — This species was described only from the holotype; the HEPD specimen represents the second 
specimen and record of tlie species. Gilbert and Hubbs (1920) provided a good description and illusfration 
of the species, which the HEPD specimen follows closely except for the size and orientation of the spin- 
ules on its body scales. They are arranged in much more divergent rows and are stouter and longer than 
figured in the original description. Also, die authors (p. 493) record “.. .branchial cavity lined witli brown¬ 
ish black, except on a nai'row but abmpt whitish mai'gin along the opercular and brancliiostegal mem¬ 
branes,” whereas in the HEPD specimen, the membrane is black without a light outer margin. 
Coelorinchus kishinouyei Jordan and Snyder, 1900 
Material.— CAS 235540 (26.1 mm HL, 110 mm TL); HEPD-009, otter trawl in 322-336 m. 
Remarks. — Tliis is a common species in the South China Sea off Taiwan and north to southern Japan. It has 
been captured in depths from 200 m to more than 600 m. 
Coelorinchus smithi Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920 (Fig. 54) 
Material.— CAS 235519 (2, 113-119mm HL, 431+-432+mm TL, DC-1402, -1403); HEPD-015, beam 
trawl in 757-836 m. CAS 236403 ([head only], 114.5 mm HL); HEPD-023, trap in 578-710 m. 
Remarks — ^Widely distributed fr'om southern Japan to Indonesia and Australia, in 300-1110 m. The speci¬ 
men with only the head and parts of the vertebral column was mostly devoured by deep-sea isopods 
(Bathynomus), which were also taken in the same traps; the head remains in excellent condition allowing 
ready identification. 
Coryphaenoides microps (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912) (Fig. 55) 
Material.— CAS 235552 (2, 48.6-75.0 mm HL, 233+-332+ mm TL, DC-1343); HEPD-011, otter trawl in 
636-664 m. CAS 235554 (77 HL, 349+ TL, DC-1392); HEPD-012, beam trawl in 721-761 m. CAS 
235554 (3, 44.4-71.5 HL, 201+-353 TL); HEPD-015, beam trawl in 757-836m. CAS 236659 (53.0mm 
HL, 257 mm TL, DC 1569); HEPD-039, beam frawl in 633-642 m. 
Remarks. — Coryphaenoides microps is known from the Philippines, off southwestern Taiwan (Chiou et al., 
2004a: table 1; Shao et al. 2008: table 2), and the East Sea (Japan Sea) off South Korea (Kim et al, 2009: 
108-110). It is very similar to, and can be confused with, C. macrolophus, C. marginatus, C. semiscaber, 
