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Trachonurus villosus (Günther, 1877)

Furry whiptail
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: 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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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iwamoto, T. and J.E. McCosker, 2014
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Trachonurus: Greek, trachon, -onos = roughness + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 514 - 1590 m (Ref. 3587).   Deep-water

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