| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 22.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 1300 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-Pacific, tropical waters: from the Indian Ocean to Sala y Gomez; north to Hawaii; south to New Caledonia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout long, sharply pointed, with a prominent, bifid, terminal scute; underside of the head almost entirely naked. Body scales with short, conical, posteriorly directed, spinules arranged in 4 to 6 parallel rows. Periproct moderate-sized, pear-shaped to oval, midway between the pelvic and anal fins; usually with a small black fossa anterior to anus. |
| Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality of Mataeocephalus nigrescens, between Leyte and Mindanao in 1,345 m; also known between Marinduque and Luzon in 970 m, Jolo, Sulu Sea in 622-929.6 m, and Palawan Passage in 686 m (Ref. 280). Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon, otter trawl in 636-664 m and beam trawl in 633-642 m (Ref. 95664). |
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