Macrouridae

Blackspotted grenadier

Lucigadus nigromaculatus

Black spots in deep sea

• Black
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• South America
• Elongated
• Medium

The blackspotted grenadier or blackspot rattail, Lucigadus nigromaculatus, is a rattail, one of seven in the genus Lucigadus. It is found around southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, at depths of between 400 and 1,400 m. This species length is between 15 and 30 cm.