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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Odontomacrurus: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, makrouros = with a great tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir John Murray (1841–1914) was a Canadian marine naturalist often described as the founder of modern oceanography. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 0 - 2500 m (Ref. 3587). Deep-water
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: Eastern Atlantic: Azores (Ref. 3857) and Madeira south to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Indo-West Pacific: Africa to South China Sea, Australia and New Zealand.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 11953)
General coloration is dark brown. Single row of teeth in the upper jaw (Ref. 37108).
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 3587). Remains of fish have been found in one stomach (Ref. 6187).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Geistdoerfer, P., 1990. Macrouridae. p. 541-563. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3587)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.4 - 12.4, mean 7.5 °C (based on 797 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00214 (0.00109 - 0.00421), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).