| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
42 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 296 - 1019 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean: Western Indian Ocean: Somalia and Kenya. Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Scales rather large, with short, slender, conical spinules, many with broadened bases, arranged in widely divergent V rows or quincunx pattern. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge, extending posteriorly to suborbital shelf, over supranarial ridges, and dorsal rim of orbits; first dorsal fin with a prominent black blotch distally. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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