| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
40.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1440 - 1710 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and Gulf of Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Blunt nosed. Broad bands of small teeth in both jaws. Body medium brown with bluish tinge on lateral walls of the abdomen and blackish ventrally. Lips, branchiostegal membranes and fins blackish (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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