| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae |
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| Order: | Gadiformes (cods) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Spinaker grenadier | |||
| Max. size: | 34.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 270 – 700 m | |||
| Climate: | deep-water; 34°N - 8°S, 115°e - 138°e | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial | |||
| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, and parts of Indonesia (Borneo, Halmahera). Slight morphological variation seen in specimens from Japan and Indonesia, but not sufficient to recognize additional taxa. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 2; Anal spines: 0. Scales medium-sized, with slender, sharp, conical slanting spinules arranged in widely divergent V rows or in quincunx pattern. Snout with black margin along its leading edge, extending posteriorly to suborbital shelf but not over supranarial and median nasal ridges. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Iwamoto, Tomio | |||
