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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Malacocephalus: Greek, malakos = soft + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335); okamurai: Named for Osamu Okamura..
More on authors: Iwamoto & Arai.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 229 - 411 m (Ref. 33794). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: northeastern coast of South America off French Guiana and Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33794)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and T. Arai, 1987. A new grenadier Malacocephalus okamurai (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from the Western Atlantic. Copeia 1987(1):204-208. (Ref. 33794)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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