| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 110 - 1600 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Probably occurring in the Caribbean Sea but there are no records on hand to verify this. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Head completely scaled except for the lips, gill membranes and interopercle tip. Snout short, bluntly pointed, with a stout conical tubercle at its tip and lateral angles; chin barbel small, shorter than suborbital width. Body scales with less than 20 sharp, thin spinules in widely divergent rows, or irregular quincunx pattern. Color of body and fins pale to medium brown; orbital and nostrils dark brown. |
| Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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