| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
38 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 320 - 620 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Angola to Namibia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 184-185; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout short, acute, ventral surface in front of premaxillary symphysis naked, otherwise head surfaces completely scale-covered (Ref. 1371). Spinules on scales moderately slender, lanceolate (Ref. 1371). Overall color is grayish brown; trunk dark, violet tinged, grading to medium brown posteriorly; fins pale to blackish; first dorsal fin black on distal half; mouth blackish, gill cavity mostly black (Ref. 1371). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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