| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 710 - 1032 m |
| Western Pacific: known only from off New Caledonia, the Kermadecs, and eastern Australia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Pelvic rays usually 11. Underside of head mostly scaled, but a median-ventral naked swath below snout tip; pores of sensory system on head relatively small. Scales densely covered with narrowly to broadly lanceolate spinules in somewhat convergent rows; 7.0-8.5 rows below second dorsal origin; 34-40 lateral line scales over distance equal to predorsal length. First dorsal fin dusky to black. Anterior dermal window of light organ between insertions of pelvic fins. Barbel 1.8-2.0 into orbit diameter, 15-20% of HL; preoral length 23-28%; orb.-preop. 38-44%. |
| A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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