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Bigeye grenadier, Ridge scaled rattail

Macrourus carinatus

Classification

The ridge scaled rattail or ridge-scaled grenadier, Macrourus carinatus, is a species of deep-water fish in the family Macrouridae. It has southern circumglobal distribution in temperate to subantarctic waters (34°S–65°S) and is found in the Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and in the Southern Ocean at depths of about 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft). Description and life history Macrourus carinatus can reach 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in total length and about 36 cm (14 in) in pre-anal length.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 735