| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
43.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 630 - 900 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Branchiostegal rays 6; anus immediately before anal fin origin, small periproct lacking light organ; head laterally compressed; snout rounded, without prominent tubercular scale at tip or lateral angles, scarcely protruding beyond large mouth, naked over anterior end and ventrally through posterior nostril; opercular opening wide, extending ventrally forward to below angle of lower jaw; suborbital region almost vertical, lacking prominent angular ridge and coarsely modified scale rows; base of pectoral broad (Ref. 42942). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 September 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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