| 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: |
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| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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