Plaintail whiptail

Hymenocephalus aeger

Macrourid Fish of Australian Waters

Plaintail whiptail is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Hymenocephalus
Maximum length: 12.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: from off NW-Australia, off southern New Guinea and off the Solomon Islands.

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