Patagonian grenadier

Macruronus magellanicus

Elongated Merlucciid Fish from Southeast Pacific

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

Patagonian grenadier is a migratory fish of Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic. The largest recorded length is 115 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Merlucciidae
Genus: Macruronus
Maximum length: 115 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: off southern Chile and Argentina.

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