| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 906 - 1142 m |
| Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Two dark bands on the body, running from dorsal to ventral surface; the first broad, dark blue (brownish near margins), starting anteriorly at first dorsal fin origin on dorsal surface and isthmus on ventral surface; ending posteriorly at about the fourth ray of second dorsal fin, ventrally at about sixth ray of anal fin; second band smaller, about one-third width of first, paler brownish blue and situated close to midpoint of body; a dark, thin rim of pigmentation around orbit; ventral surface of head and lower jaw naked, except for scutes on anterolateral edges of snout; snout moderate in length, 37.9-41.3% HL (Ref. 26363). |
| Rarely encountered (Ref. 26363). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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