| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
85 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: known only from the northeastern coast of Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Snout slender and long, length about 2.2-2.6 into HL, anterolateral margin completely supported by bone; orbit diameter 5.4-6.1 into HL; barbel more than half orbit diameter; underside of snout almost entirely naked; nasal fossa scaled; body scales large, each with 5-8 slightly divergent rows of spinules; light organ small, externally manifested as a short, thin, black mid-ventral streak extending anteriorly from periproct; overall body color deep brown (Ref. 55093). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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