Biology:Odontomacrurus murrayi

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Odontomacrurus murrayi
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Preserved specimen of Odontomacrurus murrayi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Odontomacrurus
Norman, 1939
Species:
O. murrayi
Binomial name
Odontomacrurus murrayi
Norman, 1939

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

  1. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2018186 entry