| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 2500 - 5000 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: Southwest Atlantic: Argentina; Southwest Indian Ocean (Crozet Is.); East Indian Ocean: Australia; Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0 |
| Biology: |
Found in the continental rise to abyssal depths of 2,470-5,070 m (Ref. 5171). Benthic (Ref. 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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