Odontomacrurus murrayi
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.
| Odontomacrurus murrayi | |
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| Preserved specimen of Odontomacrurus murrayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Odontomacrurus murrayi" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- 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.
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