Nezumia merretti Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Merret's whiptail

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  24.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 568 - 886 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia and off Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. pelvic fin rays 9; underside of head almost completely naked, pocketed with prominent pores; body scales covered with moderately long, needlelike spinules in mostly parallel rows, spinules overlap posterior scale margin slightly; 6.5-7.5 scale rows below origin of second dorsal fin; lower jaw teeth in broad, short band; abdomen light bluish, dorsally on trunk dirty straw-colored or tawny; first dorsal fin dusky overall; anterior dermal window of light organ between pelvic fin bases. Snout protruding, angular.
Biology:  A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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