Bronze whiptail

Lucigadus ori

Twenty Two Centimeters Macrourid Fish of African Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
South America
Elongated
Medium

Bronze whiptail is known around Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Lucigadus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ocean: off Agulhas Bank, Durban and East London in South Africa. Possibly from Somalia, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.

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