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Nezumia milleri Iwamoto, 1973 Miller's grenadier |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 38 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 320 - 620 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Atlantic: Angola to Namibia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 184-185; Anal spines: 0-0. Snout short, acute, ventral surface in front of premaxillary symphysis naked, otherwise head surfaces completely scale-covered (Ref. 1371). Spinules on scales moderately slender, lanceolate (Ref. 1371). Overall color is grayish brown; trunk dark, violet tinged, grading to medium brown posteriorly; fins pale to blackish; first dorsal fin black on distal half; mouth blackish, gill cavity mostly black (Ref. 1371). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||