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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 / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11953)
General coloration is dark brown. Single row of teeth in the upper jaw (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 3587). Remains of fish have been found in one stomach (Ref. 6187).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 4.4 - 12.4, mean 7.5 °C (based on 797 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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