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The ridge scaled rattail [2] or ridge-scaled grenadier, [3] Macrourus carinatus, is a species of deep-water fish in the family Macrouridae. [1] [2] It has southern circumglobal distribution in temperate to subantarctic waters (34°S–65°S) and is found in the Southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and in the Southern Ocean [1] [2] at depths of about 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).
A rattail found in the wreck of the Titanic. Grenadiers have been recorded from depths of about 200 to 7,000 m (660–22,970 ft), and are among the most common benthic fish of the deep (however, two genera are known to prefer the midwater). They may be solitary or may form large schools, as with the roundnose grenadiers.
The rudis rattail, Coryphaenoides rudis, is a fish of the family Macrouridae, found around the world in tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths between 600 and 2,300 m. Its length is between 30 and 40 cm, although FishBase gives lengths of up to 1.1 m.
Filamentous rattail Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification; Domain: ... (Gadomus aoteanus) is a rattail of the genus Gadomus, found around New Zealand ...
The long-rayed whiptail or four-rayed rattail, Coryphaenoides subserrulatus, is a rattail of the genus Coryphaenoides, found circumpolar in all southern oceans, at depths between 550 and 1,200 m. Its length is between 20 and 37 cm.
The gargoyle fish or small-eye rattail (Coelorinchus mirus) is a species of rattail found around southeast Australia and between New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. References [ edit ]
The graceful grenadier (Hymenogadus gracilis) is a species of rattail fish. It is found at depths of 160–345 m (525–1,132 ft) in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. [1] This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.
The squashed face rattail (Nezumia namatahi) is a rattail of the genus Nezumia, found around New South Wales, Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 1,250 and 1,300 m. Its length is about 35 cm.