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Cynomacrurus piriei Dollo, 1909 Dogtooth grenadier |
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FAO |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 3800 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: circumpolar, extending north of Convergence in some areas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Head profile rounded; snout short, blunt. Scales deciduous, with 1 to 3 divergent rows of small, thin spinules uniformly covering almost all of the body; scales absent over most of the snout and in wide patches on the head surrounding large pores of sensory lateralis system. Pyloric caeca rather long and slender, about 9 to 10. Overall color is dark brown to brownish black. | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on fish, copepods and other small invertebrates (Ref. 5097). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||