Odontomacrurus murrayi
Appearance
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Odontomacrurus murrayi | |
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Preserved specimen of Odontomacrurus murrayi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Macrouridae |
Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
Genus: | Odontomacrurus Norman, 1939 |
Species: | O. murrayi
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Binomial name | |
Odontomacrurus murrayi Norman, 1939
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Odontomacrurus murrayi, the roundhead grenadier, is a bathypelagic or mesopelagic species of rattail. The fish is widespread in the mid-waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from north of the Azores to South Africa. It also occurs in the Indian Ocean and in the southwest Pacific. This species grows to a length of 64 centimetres (25 in) TL. The remains of fish have been sampled from the stomach contents of specimens. This species is the only member of its genus.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Odontomacrurus murrayi" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Odontomacrurus murrayi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60482037A60792173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60482037A60792173.en.