| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
39.8 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 555 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from Fieberling Guyot in the Fieberling-Guadalupe seamount chain about 900 km west-south-west of San Diego, California. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11. Soft rays on first dorsal fin 9-11; steep, blunt snout naked on venter; relatively weak suborbital ridge; moderately long, thin barbel. Dorsal spine and soft ray counts above taken from first dorsal fin. |
| Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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