| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae |
| 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; depth range 860 - 4621 m |
| Atlantic and Pacific: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, Azores, off Mauritania, Senegal, and Canary Islands, Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, east Caribbean. Western Pacific: Off Japan and Indonesia. |
|
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12. Band of small pointed teeth in both jaws. Body color brown to dark brown, gular and branchiostegal membrane darker. Membranes of mouth, gill cavities and body cavity blackish (Ref. 37108). |
| Feeds on small fishes and planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 6187). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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