Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
Max. size: |
31 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 411 - 673 m, non-migratory |
Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: apparently confined to the Hawaiian Islands. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout short, conical, with a black margin along its leading edge and supranarial ridges, but not a ling the median nasal ridge. Scales small, uniformly covered with small, fine conical spinules. First dorsal fin with a large black blotch on its distal portion. |
Biology: |
Not normally taken by commercial fishers because of the absence of a deep-water trawl fishery where it occurs (Ref. 1371). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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