| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
45 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 366 - 1097 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: abundant in tropical waters. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout short, narrow, bluntly rounded, with broad scutes at its tip and lateral angles, its underside naked. Body scales with numerous, lanceolate spinules in 8 to 10 sub parallel rows in larger specimens. Overall color is brownish black; fins blackish. |
| Biology: |
Taken as bycatch of deepwater trawl fishery for royal red shrimp of western central Atlantic. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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