Coryphaenoides is a genus of rattails which is found in all oceans of the world. They are found in deep waters and C. yaquinae, recorded to , is the only member in the family known from the hadal zone.

The generic name means "similar to Coryphaena".

Species

There are currently 66 recognized species in this genus:

• Coryphaenoides acrolepis (T. H. Bean, 1884) (Pacific grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides affinis Günther, 1878

• Coryphaenoides alateralis N. B. Marshall & Iwamoto, 1973

• Coryphaenoides altipennis Günther, 1877

• Coryphaenoides anguliceps (Garman, 1899) (Loose-scale grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides ariommus C. H. Gilbert & W. F. Thompson, 1916 (Humboldt grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides armatus (J. Hector, 1875) (Abyssal grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides asper Günther, 1877

• Coryphaenoides asprellus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

• Coryphaenoides boops (Garman, 1899) (Short-snout grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides brevibarbis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Short-beard grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides bucephalus (Garman, 1899) (Narrow-snout grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides bulbiceps (Garman, 1899) (Large-eye grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides camurus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

• Coryphaenoides capito (Garman, 1899) (Big-head grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides carapinus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 (Carapine grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides carminifer (Garman, 1899) (Carmine grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides castaneus Shcherbachev & Iwamoto, 1995

• Coryphaenoides cinereus (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (Pop-eye grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides delsolari Chirichigno F. & Iwamoto, 1977 (Trident grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides dossenus P. J. McMillan, 1999 (Humpback whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides dubius (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

• Coryphaenoides fernandezianus (Günther, 1887) (Fernandez whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides ferrieri (Regan, 1913)

• Coryphaenoides filamentosus Okamura, 1970

• Coryphaenoides filicauda Günther, 1878 (Grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides filifer (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (Filamented rattail)

• Coryphaenoides grahami Iwamoto & Shcherbachev, 1991 (Graham's whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888) (Günther's grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides gypsochilus Iwamoto & J. E. McCosker, 2001

• Coryphaenoides hextii (Alcock, 1890)

• Coryphaenoides hoskynii (Alcock, 1890)

• Coryphaenoides lecointei (Dollo, 1900)

• Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877 (Ghostly grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides liocephalus (Günther, 1887) (Bearded rattail)

• Coryphaenoides longicirrhus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)

• Coryphaenoides longifilis Günther, 1877 (Long-fin grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides macrolophus (Alcock, 1889)

• Coryphaenoides marginatus Steindachner & Döderlein (de), 1887 (Amami grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides marshalli Iwamoto, 1970

• Coryphaenoides mcmillani Iwamoto & Shcherbachev, 1991 (McMillan's whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Giglioli, 1893) (Mediterranean grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides mexicanus (A. E. Parr, 1946) (Mexican grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides microps (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

• Coryphaenoides microstomus P. J. McMillan, 1999

• Coryphaenoides murrayi Günther, 1878 (Abyssal rattail)

• Coryphaenoides myersi Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1988 (Myers' grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides nasutus Günther, 1877 (Large-nose grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides oreinos Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1988

• Coryphaenoides orthogrammus (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

• Coryphaenoides paramarshalli Merrett, 1983

• Coryphaenoides profundicolus (Nybelin, 1957) (Deep-water grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides rudis Günther, 1878 (Rudis rattail)

• Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765 (Round-nose grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides semiscaber C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920

• Coryphaenoides serrulatus Günther, 1878 (Serrulate whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides sibogae M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929

• Coryphaenoides soyoae Nakayama & Endo, 2016 (Black grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides spinulosus (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)

• Coryphaenoides striaturus Barnard, 1925 (Striate whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides subserrulatus Makushok, 1976 (Long-rayed whiptail)

• Coryphaenoides thelestomus Maul, 1951 (Rough-lip grenadier)

• Coryphaenoides tydemani (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)

• Coryphaenoides woodmasoni (Alcock, 1890)

• Coryphaenoides yaquinae Iwamoto & Stein, 1974

• Coryphaenoides zaniophorus (Vaillant, 1888) (Thick-beard grenadier)

The following fossil taxa are known:

• †Coryphaenoides karaginensis Gretshina, 1973 (Late Oligocene of Kamchatka, Russia)

• †Coryphaenoides richi Schwarzhans, Moritz & Goedert, 2026 (Early Oligocene of Washington, US)

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