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Macrouridae

Slendertail grenadier

Mataeocephalus tenuicauda

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: off the Pacific coast of Panama, Colombia and Ecuador; Cocos and Galapagos islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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