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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Haplomacrourus: Greek, haploos = single + Greek, makros = big + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 690 - 1590 m (Ref. 11953). Deep-water
Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Southeast Atlantic. Indian Ocean: off Natal, Walters Shoal, Mascarene Ridge, Broken Ridge, southeastern coast of Australia. Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11953)
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and E. Anderson, 1994. Review of the grenadiers (Teleostei: Gadiformes) of southern Africa, with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (61):1-28. (Ref. 11953)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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