Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Bathygadinae |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 777 m, non-migratory |
Atlantic Ocean: US coast and in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in the western Atlantic; from the Gulf of Guinea (Ivory to Angola), in the eastern Atlantic. |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head large, rather firm, not cavernous. Eyes are relatively large. Chin barbels rudimentary. Integument thick, scale pocket usually well defined. Pyloric caeca 30 to 40. |
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(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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