| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 93.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 42 cm TL (female) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 650 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
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Snout relatively long, length about 2.5 in HL, with blunt tip and anterolateral margin incompletely supported by bone. Suborbital ridge with 2 rows of thick, stout, modified scales. Orbit large, about 2.0 in snout length. Mouth large with rictus more than 2/3 length of upper jaw. Opercular opening is far forward, with a free fold across isthmus. Underside of head scaled. Nasal fossa fully scaled. Body scales large, with 5-7 sharp, divergent rows of spinules. The light organ is small with a short and slender blackish streak. There are numerous prominent saddle markings on body; dusky triangular marking anteriorly on isthmus (Ref. 54421). |
| Feeds on fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 54421). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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