| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
39 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 119 - 450 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (up to 41°S) and Argentine Patagonia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; eyes large; snout short and bluntly pointed. Body elongated, tapering abruptly from the first dorsal-fin base. Light organ rather short, extending in front of the anus within the body wall as a flattened, elongate diverticulum falling well short of the pelvic fin bases. Scales rather large and deciduous. Color is brownish to swarthy; the trunk bluish to violet; the fins dusky to blackish. A prominent blackish area behind the pectoral fin bases. The mouth and gill cavities pale. |
| Biology: |
Feeds on copepods, pagurid and brachyurid crabs, and shrimp-like crustaceans. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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