Trachonurus robinsi Iwamoto, 1997
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 Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae
 Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 514 - 1344 m
 Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: known only from the Philippines (Sulu, Visayan, Mindanao and Sibuyan seas).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 160-163. Gill rakers on inner side of first arch 9-11. Scales below midbase of first dorsal fin, 3-5.5; below origin of second dorsal fin, (4-6)+1+(7-10) or a total 12-15. Suborbital width 2.8-4.1 into orbit diameter. Barbel 4.3-7.4. Scales between the first dorsal and lateral line with 9-12 spinules. Scales absent or in narrow patch on gular membrane; absent or a few isolated ones near anterior end on branchiostegal membranes. Adult size small, not longer than 25 cm TL (Ref. 13673).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 12.12.97

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