| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 1500 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge, Discovery Seamount, off Namibia and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Plateau and Mascarene Ridge. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 26363). Also from Australia (Ref. 26363). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 92-93; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 90. The head is relatively large; the eyes also large. The snout is conical; the mouth is small and inferior. The body tapers from behind the head; caudal fin absent. Brownish overall, darker over gill covers, gill membranes and fins; mouth and gill cavities darker (Ref. 2800). |
| Biology: |
Minimum depth reported from Ref. 1371. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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