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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
Etymology: Odontomacrurus: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, makrouros = with a great tail (Ref. 45335). More on author: Norman.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2500 m (Ref. 3587). Deep-water, preferred ?
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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11953)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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