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Tadpole whiptail (Squalogadus modificatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Tadpole whiptail (Squalogadus modificatus)
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Macrouridae

Tadpole whiptail

Squalogadus modificatus

A Straplike Tail Trails a Regressed Bladder

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Tadpole whiptail is known from Atlantic and Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Cods and Hakes
Family
Macrouridae
Genus
Squalogadus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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