Thorntooth grenadier

Lepidorhynchus denticulatus

Macrourid Fish of the Eastern Indian Ocean

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Large

The thorntooth grenadier or javelin fish, Lepidorhynchus denticulatus, is a rattail, the only member of the genus Lepidorhynchus, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m. Its length is between 20 and 55 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Lepidorhynchus
Maximum length: 51.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: Australia ( Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania) and New Zealand.

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