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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) > Macrourinae
Etymology: Macrourus: Greek, makroura = great tail (Ref. 45335); caml: Named for the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML, pronounced 'camel') carried out in International Polar Year (2008). Treated as a noun in apposition to the genus name (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1999).. More on author: Iwamoto.

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Marine; bathydemersal. Polar, preferred ?

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Southern Ocean: probably widespread in the Southern Ocean including the Ross Sea, Balleny and Scott Islands slope, Cosmonaut Sea (33 E), south of South Georgia (54 S), at 350–2080 m (Ref. 89100).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89100)

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Ventral surface of the head mostly scaled, except for scaleless areas anterior to the mouth and on the anterior half of the lower jaw. Pelvic fin with 8 rays, rarely 7 or 9. Lower jaw with 2–3 rows of small pointed uniform-sized teeth reducing to a single row posteriorly. Upper jaw with 4–5 rows of small, uniform-sized teeth. Body scales small, 30–40 in a diagonal row from anal fin origin to lateral line. Pyloric caeca 20–37 (Ref. 89100).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio | Collaborators

McMillan, P., T. Iwamoto, A. Stewart and P.J. Smith, 2012. A new species of grenadier, genus Macrourus (Teleostei, Gadiformes, Macrouridae) from the southern hemisphere and a revision of the genus. Zootaxa 3165:1-24. (Ref. 89100)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Macrourus caml McMillan, Iwamoto, Stewart & Smith, 2012