| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
28 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 220 - 400 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, south to Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout long and sharply pointed. Head ridges not strongly developed. Scales thin, deciduous; the spinules on the body scales short, broad-based, widely spaced, arranged in quincunx order. Color is light brown, with irregular blotching or mottling on the back and upper sides; the belly silvery; median nasal process black; the mouth and gill cavities whitish; the fins dusky or punctate; the first dorsal fin blackish. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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