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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Asthenomacrurus: Greek, asthenia = weakness + Greek, makros = great + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); victoris: Named for Viktor Markelovich Makushek.
Eponymy: Dr Viktor Markelovich Makushok (1924–1992) was an ichthyologist at the P P Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2320 - 3530 m (Ref. 41160). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Naturaliste Plateau, off southwestern Australia (Ref. 7300). Near the base of the Arabian Indian ridge and off the east coast of Honshu Island (Ref. 41160). North Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Ref. 75229).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41160)
Probably belongs to the upper abyssal area (Ref. 41160). Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sazonov, Y.I. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1982. A preliminary review of grenadiers related to the genus Cetonurus Günther (Gadiformes, Macrouridae). Descriptions of new taxa related to the genera Cetonurus Günther and Kumba Marshall. J. Ichthyol. 22(5):1-15. (Ref. 41160)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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