Kumba maculisquama (Trunov, 1981)

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  26.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1350 - 1600 m
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic. High Seas only.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. A rather soft, large, inflated head; small head pores. Dorsally scaleless snout extend onto forehead. Orbit diameter about 29% of head length; snout almost equal to orbit, about 1.1 into broad interorbital (33% HL in width). Rudimentary barbel, less than 3% HL. Well developed ADW and PDW, at either end of the long periproct region, separated by a narrow isthmus. 1D II,9 (Ref. 11651).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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