| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 183 - 772 m, non-migratory |
| Indian Ocean: off South Africa and Mozambique. Western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, South China Sea near Hong Kong, Philippines, and Borneo. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Scales medium-sized, uniformly covered with fine, conical reclined spinules in widely divergent V-shaped rows or quincunx order. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge extending posteriorly onto suborbital shelf, but not over supranarial and median nasal ridges; first dorsal fin uniformly dusky or darker proximally, but lacking a distinct black blotch. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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