| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
25.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 860 - 915 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Terminal snout scutes small; suborbital ridge developed; underside of snout, gular part, and branchiostegal membrane naked; spinules on body scale flattened, relatively broad (Ref. 13608). Band of small pointed teeth in both jaws. Head fully scaled except for gular and branchiostegal membranes (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
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| 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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