Kumba gymnorhynchus Iwamoto & Sazonov, 1994

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  49.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1260 - 1370 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: West Australian Ridge (Broken Ridge).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. Firm head, not inflated with sensory canals lacking pores. Dorsally scaleless snout extend to lateral nasal angles but not onto the forehead. Orbit diameter about 26% of head length; snout slightly longer than orbit; interorbital about equal to the orbit; upper jaw 40-43% HL; short barbel, about 7% HL. 1D II,10 (Ref. 11651).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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