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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Hymenogadus
Maximum length: 39.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal, widespread. North Atlantic Ocean (both sides, including the Mediterranean Sea), the Pacific Ocean (off Japan, Philippines, the Sala-y-Gomez Ridge) and the Indian Ocean (east and west coasts of Australia and east coast of Africa).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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