| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae |
| 38 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; depth range 320 - 620 m, non-migratory |
| Southeast Atlantic: Angola to Namibia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 184-185; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout short, acute, ventral surface in front of premaxillary symphysis naked, otherwise head surfaces completely scale-covered (Ref. 1371). Spinules on scales moderately slender, lanceolate (Ref. 1371). Overall color is grayish brown; trunk dark, violet tinged, grading to medium brown posteriorly; fins pale to blackish; first dorsal fin black on distal half; mouth blackish, gill cavity mostly black (Ref. 1371). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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