| Family: |
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 387 - 455 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Choshi to Kagoshima in Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Scales very small, sparsely covered with slender conical to lanceolate spinules in widely divergent V rows. Snout in young individuals with faint blackish margin along its leading edge, older individuals appear to have only a blackish snout tip. |
| Biology: |
Feeds primarily on euphausiids, prawns, and isopods (Ref. 1371). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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