| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
31 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 271 - 600 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: southern Japan, the East China Sea, and northern Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; the eyes moderately large; the snout moderately long and pointed, its anterolateral margin completely supported by bone. Head ridges strong, supraoccipital scute developed, several similar single-keeled scutes follow on the nape; the underside of the head naked, except for a small patch below the preopercle angle. Body scales covered with dagger-like spinules in 3 to 5 slightly divergent rows. Light organ small, fossa narrow, extending forward immediately before the anus. Overall brownish to swarthy, silvery ventrally; the fins dusky to blackish; the mouth and gill cavities blackish. |
| 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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