Odontomacrurus murrayi

(Odontomacrurus murrayi)

Description

Odontomacrurus murrayi, the roundhead grenadier, is a bathypelagic or mesopelagic species of rattail which 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Gadiformes
Family:Macrouridae
Genus:Odontomacrurus
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