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Macruronidae (Blue grenadiers)
Etymology: Macruronus: Greek, makros = great + Greek, onos = hake.
Issue
Not treated by Cohen et al. (Ref. 1371). Should be reclassified as Macrouridae species inquirenda (S. Kullander, pers. comm.).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Deep-water
Distribution
Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from the types collected in Madeira.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Svetovidov, A.N., 1979. Merlucciidae. p. 300-302. In J.C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3652)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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