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 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Preserved specimen of Odontomacrurus murrayi | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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
| |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Odontomacrurus murrayi". 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.
 | This Gadiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |