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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Sphagemacrurus: Greek, sphage, es = death + Greek, makrouros = with a big tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1266 - 2330 m (Ref. 3587). Deep-water; 33°N - 14°N
Eastern Central Atlantic: Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27000)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Geistdoerfer, P., 1990. Macrouridae. p. 541-563. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3587)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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