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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Lucigadus: Latin, lucius, Greek, lykos = wolf; pike + Latin, gadus = a fish cod?. By its predatory habits (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 200 - 1463 m (Ref. 33740), usually 400 - 800 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 28°S - 47°S
Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)
Dorsal spines (total): 2. Scales small, with slender conical spinules arranged in 11 to 12 subparallel rows. Snout without prominent markings; first dorsal fin with a prominent black blotch distally.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams, 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(3):105-243. (Ref. 35909)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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