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Macrouridae
softhead rat-tail
Malacocephalus laevis
Ventral light organ exists
softhead rat-tail is a marine fish found around Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cods and Hakes
- Family
- Macrouridae
- Genus
- Malacocephalus
- Water type
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated

