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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Lucigadus: Latin, lucius, Greek, lykos = wolf; pike + Latin, gadus = a fish cod?. By its predatory habits (Ref. 45335).
Issue
This species is placed in the genus Lucigadus in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). The genus Macruroplus is considered is synonym of Nezumia in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Chilean Patagonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986. Important fishes trawled off Patagonia. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo. 369 p. (Ref. 27363)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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