Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Hymenocephalus:Named for its transparent membrane-like head covering (‘‘hymen head’’) and fragile nature of head bones (Ref. 100825); megalops:From the Greek megas, great, and ops, eye, in reference to the notably large eyes of the species.. More on authors: Iwamoto & Merrett.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 600 - 825 m (Ref. 35908). Deep-water
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366
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