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Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Echinomacrurus: Greek, echinos = sea urchin, hedgehog + Greek,makros = big + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 4000 - 6000 m (Ref. 557). Deep-water; 55°N - 6°S, 40°W - 15°W
North Atlantic: northeast of Mid-Atlantic Ridge, east of Great Meteor Tablemount. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37108)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Band of small pointed teeth in both jaws. Body light brownish to olivaceus green (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits bathypelagic to benthopelagic (Ref. 37108).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wheeler, A., 1977. Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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