| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 514 - 1344 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: known only from the Philippines (Sulu, Visayan, Mindanao and Sibuyan seas). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 160-163. Gill rakers on inner side of first arch 9-11. Scales below midbase of first dorsal fin, 3-5.5; below origin of second dorsal fin, (4-6)+1+(7-10) or a total 12-15. Suborbital width 2.8-4.1 into orbit diameter. Barbel 4.3-7.4. Scales between the first dorsal and lateral line with 9-12 spinules. Scales absent or in narrow patch on gular membrane; absent or a few isolated ones near anterior end on branchiostegal membranes. Adult size small, not longer than 25 cm TL (Ref. 13673). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 September 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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