The carapine grenadier is pale grey with a peppering of melanophores. It is up to 45 cm (18 in) in length. It has a narrow band of pointed teeth in the premaxillae. See more

The carapine grenadier feeds on polychaete worms, copepods, amphipods, isopods and mysids. See more

The carapine grenadier lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 384–5,610 m (1,260–18,406 ft). See more