Coelorinchus matamua (McCann & McKnight, 1980) Mahia whiptail |
photo by
CSIRO |
Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
Max. size: | 65 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 450 - 1000 m, non-migratory | |||
Distribution: | Southeast Atlantic: South Africa. Western Pacific: southeastern Australia including Tasmania, also in New Zealand. | |||
Diagnosis: | 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). | |||
Biology: | Feeds on fishes (myctophids), and crabs, among other items (Ref. 1371). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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