Inflated whiptail

Macrouroides inflaticeps

Forty Eight Centimeters Macrourid Fish of Eastern Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium

Macrouroides inflaticeps, the Inflated whiptail, is a species of rattail found in the oceans at depths of from 747 to 4,000 metres (2,451 to 13,123 ft) on the continental slopes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Macrouroides
Maximum length: 48 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Philippines. Eastern Pacific: Nazca Ridge. Atlantic Ocean: in tropical waters. Also in the Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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