| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 65 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 450 - 1000 m, non-migratory |
| Southeast Atlantic: South Africa. Western Pacific: southeastern Australia including Tasmania, also in New Zealand. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 134-135; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 110. Head large; the eyes also large; the snout blunt, its anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Head ridges with modified thickened scales but not specially spiny; the suborbital ridge well defined. The underside of the head entirely scaled except for the lips and the gill membranes. Light organ a small globular gland adjacent to the anus, not visible externally. Gray to grayish pink, with a conspicuous dark blue band around the abdominal area; the fins and gill membranes blackish (Ref. 1371). |
| Feeds on fishes (myctophids), and crabs, among other items (Ref. 1371). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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