| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 700 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Indian and Pacific: Southeastern Australia, from northern New South Wales to eastern Victoria, Tasman Sea, eastern and western Tasmania, and western Victoria (Ref. 75874). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11. This species is distinct in having the following characters: entirely naked underside of head; blunt snout with broad naked areas dorsally behind leading edge; naked nasal fossa; orbit diameter 44-49% of HL; saddles on body obscure anteriorly, more prominent posteriorly; interspaces between saddles pale, narrow, occupying 1 or 2 scale rows on dorsomedian line and giving appearance of white spots when viewed dorsally; generally all fins are dark dusky to blackish; naked fossa of light organ extends forward close to line connecting pelvic-fin insertions; 19-26 pyloric caeca (Ref. 75874). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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