| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
48 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 260 - 1480 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Peru to central Chile. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107-110; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 95. Head large; eyes large; snout moderately long, acutely pointed; head ridges strong, conspicuously modified. Light organ very small, scarcely visible externally as a swollen blackish area before the anus. Caudal fin absent. Color is grayish brown overall; the head dirty whitish ventrally; the fins, mouth and gill cavities blackish. |
| Biology: |
This species is nowhere found in great abundance. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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