| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
27.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 120 - 460 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to northern Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; eyes large; snout moderately pointed, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges rather weakly scaled, other head scales mostly without spinules; the dorsal and ventral snout surfaces mostly naked. Spines on lower jaw and pectoral girdle without spinules. Light organ large, lens-shaped black fossa between the pelvic fin bases. Swim bladder oval, with 6 to 11 short retia mirabilia and gas glands. Pyloric caeca 10 to 14. Overall color is light brown to swarthy, somewhat silvery ventrally, with heavy punctuations; mouth pale, blackish along tongue base; gill cavity blackish, paler with punctuations toward inner surfaces. |
| Biology: |
Juveniles are bathypelagic (Ref. 9315). Feeds mainly on copepods and other small crustaceans, but not exclusively bottom-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 9315). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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