Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 225 - 530 m |
Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: known only from type specimens taken from the Nazca Ridge. |
Diagnosis: |
|
Biology: |
Feeds on pelagic food items including shrimps (Gennadas, Sergestes, Plesionika), the mysid Paralophogaster glaber, the copepod Pleuromamma, squid, and fish (Chauliodus sp., Lampanyctus sp., and Myctophidae gen., sp. (Ref. 9949). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.