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Hymenocephalus maculicaudus McMillan & Iwamoto, 2014 Spottytail membranehead |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Tasman Sea including southern Lord Howe Rise, southern Norfolk Ridge, and northern New Zealand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following characters: pelvic fin rays 8 (rarely 7 or 9), gill rakers on first arch (outer/inner) 10-16/16-20; chin barbel length 7-16 % HL; orbit diameter 33-48 % HL; snout length 20-28 % HL; orbit to preopercular length 34-45 % HL; scattered melanophores ventrally on trunk and distinctive mid-lateral line of melanophores on tail that extends about a head length posterior to anal fin origin (Ref. 97189). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||