Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 124 - 424 m, non-migratory |
Indo-West Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia. Reported from Australia (Ref. 7300). |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout moderately long. Overall coloration gray-brown; a large black blotch, its upper edge touching the lateral line below the first dorsal fin base. |
Feeds on copepods, polychaetes, small fish (including juveniles of Bregmaceros), and other bottom invertebrates. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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