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Slender membranehead (Hymenogadus gracilis)
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Macrouridae

Slender membranehead

Hymenogadus gracilis

Thirty Nine Point Six Centimeters Macrourid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium

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. This is one of the smallest of the rattails, growing to no more than 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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