| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 514 - 1590 m |
| Distribution: |
Worldwide: Eastern Atlantic: Azores and Madeira Islands and off Morocco. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Western Pacific: southern Japan to the Philippine and Indonesian seas. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii. Reported from off South Australia (Ref. 2800) and New Zealand (Ref. 87166). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Body dark brown to black. Narrow band of small, pointed teeth in both jaws. Armed with upright spinules. Head fully scaled, except branchiostegal membranes and gular membrane (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Feeds on crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 44075). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Known from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Philippine Sea (Ref. 9949). Museum: S of Philippine Is.(Challenger sta. 214, 500 fms or 914 m), BMNH 1887.12.7.106 (Ref. 9949). Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon, beam trawl in 751-761 m and otter trawl in 892-966 m (Ref. 95664). |
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