Furry whiptail

Trachonurus villosus

Sixty Centimeters Macrourid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

Furry whiptail is known around Worldwide as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Trachonurus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Worldwide: Eastern Atlantic: Azores and Madeira Islands and off Morocco. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Western Pacific: southern Japan to the Philippine and Indonesian seas. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii. Reported from off South Australia (Ref. 2800 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 87166 ).

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