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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Cynomacrurus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, makros = great + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr James Hunter Harvey Pirie (1878–1965) was a Scottish physician, bacteriologist and philatelist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 3800 m (Ref. 1371), usually 1000 - 2000 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 36°S - 79°S, 80°E - 14°W (Ref. 1371)
Southern Ocean: circumpolar, extending north of Convergence in some areas.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head profile rounded; snout short, blunt. Scales deciduous, with 1 to 3 divergent rows of small, thin spinules uniformly covering almost all of the body; scales absent over most of the snout and in wide patches on the head surrounding large pores of sensory lateralis system. Pyloric caeca rather long and slender, about 9 to 10. Overall color is dark brown to brownish black.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Feeds on fish, copepods and other small invertebrates (Ref. 5097).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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