Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae |
64 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2500 m |
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. |
General coloration is dark brown. Single row of teeth in the upper jaw (Ref. 37108). |
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 3587). Remains of fish have been found in one stomach (Ref. 6187). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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