| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
89 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 336 - 700 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Philippine Sea). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large; eyes large; snout long, moderately pointed. Light organ small, apparent externally as a narrow blackish streak extending anteriorly from the anus to about midway between the pelvic insertions and the anal fin origin. Overall color is brown, bluish over trunk, with 5 or 6 broad saddle marks extending below the lateral line; the fins blackish, except for the whitish base and tip of the first dorsal fin; the mouth is bluish gray, the gill cavities black. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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