| Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| 32 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 554 - 1463 m, non-migratory |
| Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Eyes very large; snout long and sharply pointed. Head ridges narrow and sharp. Light organ small and not readily visible externally. Color is pale ochre overall; the abdomen bluish below the upper level of the pectoral-fin base; the mouth and gill cavities black. |
| Feeds on gastropods, bivalves, polychaetes, and percarid crustaceans. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania (Ref. 9563) and South Australia (Ref. 7300). Common in trawl catches between 600 and 1,000 m off Tasmania (Ref. 1371). Also Ref. 26363. |
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