Cynomacrurus piriei Dollo, 1909
Dogtooth grenadier
Cynomacrurus piriei
photo by FAO

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 3800 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: circumpolar, extending north of Convergence in some areas.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head profile rounded; snout short, blunt. Scales deciduous, with 1 to 3 divergent rows of small, thin spinules uniformly covering almost all of the body; scales absent over most of the snout and in wide patches on the head surrounding large pores of sensory lateralis system. Pyloric caeca rather long and slender, about 9 to 10. Overall color is dark brown to brownish black.
Biology:  Feeds on fish, copepods and other small invertebrates (Ref. 5097).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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